Working-memory training in younger and older adults: Training gains, transfer, and maintenance

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MARCH 2012, 2012, Pages

  Brehmer, Yvonne ^a   Westerberg, Helena ^a   Bäckman, Lars ^a  

^a AGING RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Active control group; Aging; Maintenance; Training; Transfer; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84933674934     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00063     Document Type: Article

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