Same modulation but different starting points: performance modulates age differences in inferior frontal cortex activity during word-retrieval.

The neural basis of word-retrieval deficits in normal aging has rarely been assessed and the few previous functional imaging studies found enhanced activity in right prefrontal areas in healthy older compared to younger adults. However, more pronounced right prefrontal recruitment has primarily been...

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Main Authors: Marcus Meinzer, Tobias Flaisch, Lauren Seeds, Stacy Harnish, Daria Antonenko, Veronica Witte, Robert Lindenberg, Bruce Crosson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3305312?pdf=render