Age trajectories of functional activation under conditions of low and high processing demands: An adult lifespan fMRI study of the aging brain

NeuroImage

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 21-34

  Kennedy, Kristen M ^a   Rodrigue, Karen M ^a   Bischof, Gérard N ^a   Hebrank, Andrew C ^a   Reuter Lorenz, Patricia A ^b   Park, Denise C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive control; FMRI; Lifespan; Nigrostriatal system; Semantic judgment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CORPUS STRIATUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CORPUS STRIATUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JUDGMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923336731     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.09.056     Document Type: Article

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