Age-related Changes to Attention and Working Memory: An Electrophysiological Study

Age-related Changes to Attention and Working Memory: An Electrophysiological Study

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The aim of this thesis was to help elucidate the mechanisms that underlie age-related decline in visual selective attention and working memory (WM). Older and younger adults completed a behavioural WM task, after which electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded as participants perform a localized atten...

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Main Author: Wilson, Kristin
Other Authors: Ferber, Susanne
Language:en_ca
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
event-related-potential
aging
attention
N2pc
Ptc
visual
vision
working memory
localized attentional interference
change-detection
inhibition
target enhancement
selective attention
spatial attention
visual short-term memory
processing speed
elderly
development
psychology
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25517

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http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25517

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