Many variables have been assumed to reflect speed of processing, and most are strongly
related to age in the period of adulthood. One of the primary theoretical questions with …

Virtual environments are envisioned as being systems that will enhance the communication
between humans and computers. If virtual systems are to be effective and well received by …

Applied Attention Theory, Second Edition provides details concerning the relevance of all
aspects of attention to the world beyond the laboratory. Topic application areas include the …

The authors examined the question of whether a decrease in the efficiency of inhibitory
processing with aging is a general phenomenon. Thirty elderly and 32 young adults …

The populations of the developed countries are becoming older while computer use is
affecting increasingly wide aspects of life. Thus it is increasingly important that interface …

Abstract [The effects of normal aging are discussed with reference to sensory, short-term,
long-term, episodic, semantic, and implicit memory.] Beginning with discussions of classical …

The effects of various doses (40 μg/kg/hr, 300 μg/kg/hr, 600 μg/kg/hr or placebo) of
hydrocortisone on tasks assessing working and declarative memory function were …

The authors examined whether the learning and performance of dual tasks by young and
old adults could be enhanced through training. Adults were trained with either a fixed-priority …

This paper outlines research on selective attention within a life-span developmental
framework. Findings obtained in both the infancy-child and adulthood-aging literatures are …

As our society ages, the topic of cognitive aging is becoming increasingly important. This
volume provides an accessible overview of how the cognitive system changes as a function …