Age differences in short-term memory binding are related to working memory performance across the lifespan

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 140-149

  Fandakova, Yana ^a   Sander, Myriam C ^a   Werkle Bergner, Markus ^a   Shing, Yee Lee ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Binding; Child development; STM; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; RECOGNITION; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897866937     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035347     Document Type: Article

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