Working memory: Differences between young adults and the aged in listening tasks *

Abstract Working memory is a system with a limited capacity which enables the temporary storage and manipulation of the information necessary for complex cognitive tasks. Numerous studies have suggested that performance in these tasks is related to age where older adults have a lesser performance th...

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Main Authors: Maria Isabel d'Ávila Freitas, Ariella Fornachari Ribeiro, Márcia Radanovic, Leticia Lessa Mansur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642007000200147&lng=en&tlng=en