Characterizing Cognitive Aging of Working Memory and Executive Function in Animal Models

Executive functions supported by prefrontal cortical systems provide essential control and planning mechanisms to guide goal-directed behavior. As such, age-related alterations in executive functions can mediate profound and widespread deficits on a diverse array of neurocognitive processes. Many of...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Lynn Bizon, Thomas C Foster, Gene E Alexander, Elizabeth L. Glisky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2012.00019/full