Neural plasticity underlying visual perceptual learning in aging

Brain Research

Volumn 1612, Issue , 2015, Pages 140-151

  Mishra, Jyoti ^a   Rolle, Camarin ^a   Gazzaley, Adam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive training; ERP; Perceptual learning; Transfer of benefit; Visual perception; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGING; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORKING MEMORY; AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; COLOR VISION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPATIAL LEARNING; TEACHING; TIME FACTOR; VISION;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN MAPPING; COLOR PERCEPTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPATIAL LEARNING; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84930028181     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.09.009     Document Type: Review

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