Cortex
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 421-424 , April 2010

The cognitive neuroscience of aging: New findings on compensation and connectivity

  • Louise H. Phillips

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Aberdeen, School of Psychology, William Guild Building, King's College, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB24 2UB, UK.
    • ,
  • Pilar Andrés

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Research Institute on Health Sciences (IUNICS), University of the Balearic Islands, Spain

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doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2010.01.005

Cortex
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 421-424 , April 2010

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