Brain functional correlates of working memory: Reduced load-modulated activation and deactivation in aging without hyperactivation or functional reorganization

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 945-950

  Kaup, Allison R ^a,b   Drummond, Sean P A ^c,d   Eyler, Lisa T ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e University of California San Diego School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; fMRI; Functional neuroimaging; Individual differences; Working memory

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911420059     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617714000824     Document Type: Article

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