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Changes in Visual Event-Related Potentials in Older Persons

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Brain Function in Old Age

Part of the book series: Bayer-Symposium ((BAYER-SYMP,volume 7))

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A progressive decline in the sensory-motor and cognitive capabilities of elderly individuals has been reported in a number of experimental contexts (for reviews, see Corso, 1975; Gold and McGaugh, 1975). These age-related changes in information processing capacity have been correlated with a number of neuro-anatomic changes (e.g., senile plaque and loss of brain cells). Thus, according to Zubin (1973), “…aging may be regarded as due to a series of subtle cortical insults that interfere with information processing.”

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Snyder, E., Hillyard, S.A. (1979). Changes in Visual Event-Related Potentials in Older Persons. In: Hoffmeister, F., Müller, C. (eds) Brain Function in Old Age. Bayer-Symposium, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67304-7_9

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