The Predictive Impact of Biological and Sociocultural Factors on Executive Processing: The Role of Age, Education, and Frequency of Reading and Writing Habits

Applied Neuropsychology:Adult

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 75-84

  Cotrena, Charles ^a   Branco, Laura D ^a   Cardoso, Caroline O ^a,b   Wong, Cristina Elizabeth I ^c   Fonseca, Rochele P ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEEVALE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

cognition; education; neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; STATISTICS; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958125786     PISSN: 23279095     EISSN: 23279109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2015.1012760     Document Type: Article

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