Brain and cognitive reserve: Mediator(s) and construct validity, a critique

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-130

  Satz, Paul ^a   Cole, Michael A ^b,c   Hardy, David J ^a,d   Rassovsky, Yuri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain reserve; Cognitive reserve; Construct validity; Gerontology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE RESERVE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITIVE RESERVE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78651331364     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2010.493151     Document Type: Article

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