Decline and compensation in aging brain and cognition: Promises and constraints

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-414

  Raz, Naftali ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Health; Longitudinal; MRI; Strategies; Training

Indexed keywords

AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 72049117648     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-009-9122-1     Document Type: Review

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