Cognitive declines in healthy aging: Evidence from multiple aspects of interference resolution

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 187-204

  Pettigrew, Corinne ^a   Martin, Randi C ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Executive function; Inhibition; Interference resolution; Proactive interference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA PROCESSING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERFERENCE RESOLUTION; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEALTH; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902980303     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036085     Document Type: Article

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