Effects of memory training on cortical thickness in the elderly

NeuroImage

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1667-1676

  Engvig, Andreas ^a   Fjell, Anders M ^a,b   Westlye, Lars T ^a   Moberget, Torgeir ^c   Sundseth, Oyvind ^b   Larsen, Vivi Agnete ^a   Walhovd, Kristine B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain; Imaging; Memory; Plasticity; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; VERBAL MEMORY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 77954959019     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.05.041     Document Type: Article

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