Reading and solving arithmetic problems improves cognitive functions of normal aged people: A randomized controlled study

Age

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-29

  Uchida, Shinya ^a   Kawashima, Ryuta ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Daily intervention; Prefrontal cortex; Randomized controlled study; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749325669     PISSN: 01619152     EISSN: 15744647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11357-007-9044-x     Document Type: Article

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