Minimal Age-Related Deficits in Task Switching, Inhibition, and Oculomotor Control.
Background/Study Context: We are often required to carry out complex tasks in changing, context-dependent ways. This task switching requires the rapid realignment of attention to task constraints and may be age sensitive. Methods: Three experiments, two in which eye movements were recorded, were con...
| Publicado en: | Experimental Aging Research Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 110 - 130 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan/Feb2012
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