Spatial working memory performance in a real museum environment versus computer simulation: A comparison between healthy elderly and young adults.
In recognition of the limited ecological validity of testing in a laboratory setting, we compared spatial memory performance of healthy young and older adults in a real museum setting and on a computer simulation. In the museum, participants physically moved between display stations to locate hidden...
| Published in: | Journal of Pain Management Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 283 - 290 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
2016
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