Healthy Brain Aging: Role of Cognitive Reserve, Cognitive Stimulation, and Cognitive Exercises

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-111

  La Rue, Asenath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer disease; Cognition; Cognitive stimulation; Training

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SELF STIMULATION;

EID: 76749093700     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2009.11.003     Document Type: Review

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