Far transfer in cognitive training of older adults

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 455-471

  Zelinski, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 70350510085     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/RNN-2009-0495     Document Type: Review

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