The role of auditory abilities in basic mechanisms of cognition in older adults

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Grassi, Massimo ^a   Borella, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Auditory abilities; Inhibition; Processing speed; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; GERIATRICS; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERY ELDERLY; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895812840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2013.00059     Document Type: Article

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