Context processing in older adults: Evidence for a theory relating cognitive control to neurobiology in healthy aging

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 746-763

  Braver, Todd S ^b   Barch, Deanna M ^c   Keys, Beth A ^c   Carter, Cameron S ^c   Cohen, Jonathan D ^c   Kaye, Jeffrey A ^c   Janowsky, Jeri S ^c   Taylor, Stephan F ^c   Yesavage, Jerome A ^c   Mumenthaler, Martin S ^c   Jagust, William J ^a   Reed, Bruce R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Campus Box 1125 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 85047684127     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.130.4.746     Document Type: Article

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