Cognitive enrichment in old age: Web-based training programs

GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 59-67

  Schmiedek, Florian ^a,b   Bauer, Colin ^a,c   Lövdén, Martin ^a,d   Brose, Annette ^a   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aging; cognitive aging; cognitive training; internet; technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; EPISODIC MEMORY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; OBJECT RELATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RESPONSE TIME; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDY DESIGN; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 78649967798     PISSN: 16629647     EISSN: 1662971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000013     Document Type: Article

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