Evidence for the acquisition of dual-task coordination skills in older adults

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-116

  Strobach, Tilo ^a,b,c   Frensch, Peter ^b   Müller, Hermann ^c   Schubert, Torsten ^b  

^a Germany   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Dual tasks; Older adults; Skill acquisition; Task coordination skills

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84938089500     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2015.07.006     Document Type: Article

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