Age-related shift in neural complexity related to task performance and physical activity

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 605-613

  Heisz, Jennifer J ^a   Gould, Michelle ^b   McIntosh, Anthony R ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIGNAL COMPLEXITY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84964290656     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00725     Document Type: Article

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