Research article summary (published 30 Jun 2009):

Decomposing age correlations on neuropsychological and cognitive variables.

Full Abstract

Individual differences associated with age and various neurological conditions are often found in many different neuropsychological and cognitive variables. These variables are frequently treated as though they were independent of one another, with the results interpreted in terms of effects on task-specific processes. However, an alternative perspective evaluates the breadth of the individual difference influences, and takes relations with other variables into account when considering effects on specific neurocognitive variables. This analytical procedure is illustrated in analyses of the WAIS-IV and WMS-IV standardization data, and of data from the Virginia Cognitive Aging Project.

Author information

Author/s: Salthouse, Timothy A (TA);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, USA. salthouse(-atsign-)virginia.edu

Grants: R37 AG024270 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (J Int Neuropsychol Soc), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 15 (issue 5) : pp 650-61

Dates: Created 2009/08/20; Completed 2009/11/04;

PMID: 19570312, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/4/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - physiology Cognition - physiology Female

Female Humans Individuality Intelligence Tests Male Middle Aged Neuropsychological Tests Young Adult

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