Assessing the efficacy of nutraceutical interventions on cognitive functioning in the elderly

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 79-87

  Pipingas, Andrew ^a   Harris, Elizabeth ^a   Tournier, Elesha ^a   King, Rebecca ^a   Kras, Marni ^a   Stough, Con K ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age Related Cognitive Decline; Cognitive Aging; Computerised Testing; Nutraceutical Intervention

Indexed keywords

NUTRACEUTICAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALERTNESS; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RATING SCALE; RECOGNITION; RESPONSE TIME; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; STROOP COLOR WORD TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WESCHLER MEMORY SCALE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 77958530227     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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