Yes, memory declines with aging-but when, how, and why?

Memory and Aging: Current Issues and Future Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 325-348

  Dixon, Roger A ^a   Small, Brent J ^b   MacDonald, Stuart W S ^c   McArdle, John J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203156513     Document Type: Chapter

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