Aging — Recollection Training in Healthy Older Adults and Older Adults With Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Anderson ND, Ebert PL, Grady CL, Jennings JM Repetition lag training eliminates age-related recollection deficits (and gains are maintained after three months) but does not transfer: Implications for the fractionation of recollection. Psychol Aging. 2018
Ebert PL, Anderson ND Proactive and retroactive interference in young adults, healthy older adults, and older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2009 Jan;15(1):83-93. doi: 10.1017/S1355617708090115.
Guild EB, Vasquez BP, Maione AM, Mah L, Ween J, Anderson ND Dynamic working memory performance in individuals with single-domain amnestic mild cognitive impairment. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2014;36(7):751-60. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2014.941790. Epub 2014
Meusel LA, Grady CL, Ebert PE, Anderson ND Brain-behavior relationships in source memory: Effects of age and memory ability. Cortex. 2017 Jun;91:221-233. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2016.12.023. Epub 2017 Jan 12.
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