Selective Attention and Sensory Modality in Aging: Curses and Blessings

The notion that selective attention is compromised in older adults as a result of impaired inhibitory control is well established. Yet it is primarily based on empirical findings covering the visual modality. Auditory and, especially, cross-modal selective attention are remarkably underexposed in th...

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Main Authors: Pascal W. M. Van Gerven, Maria J. S. Guerreiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00147/full