Hippocampal activity during the transverse patterning task declines with cognitive competence but not with age

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The hippocampus is a brain region that is particularly affected by age-related morphological changes. It is generally assumed that a loss in hippocampal volume results in functional deficits that contribute to age-related cognitive d...

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Main Authors: Leirer Vera M, Wienbruch Christian, Paul-Jordanov Isabella, Kolassa Stephan, Elbert Thomas, Kolassa Iris T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/11/113