Influence of level of activity on cognitive performance and cognitive plasticity in elderly persons

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-318

  Calero Garcia M D ^a   Navarro Gonzalez E ^a   Munoz Manzano L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Cognitive plasticity; Elderly persons; Level of activity during aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548748702     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.01.061     Document Type: Article

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