Cognitive activities during adulthood are more important than education in building reserve

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 615-624

  Reed, Bruce R ^a,b   Dowling, Maritza ^c   Tomaszewski Farias, Sarah ^a   Sonnen, Joshua ^d   Strauss, Milton ^e   Schneider, Julie A ^f   Bennett, David A ^f   Mungas, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Cerebrovascular disorders; Cognitive reserve; Multivariate analysis; Neuropsychological test battery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE RESERVE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE RESERVE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960202906     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617711000014     Document Type: Article

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