Marketplace of memory: What the brain fitness technology industry says about us and how we can do better

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 590-596

  George, Daniel R ^a   Whitehouse, Peter J ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brain health; Cognitive training; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECALL; RECREATION; UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OHIO; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE; SPACE PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 80053491285     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr042     Document Type: Review

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