Collaborative effects of diet and exercise on cognitive enhancement

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 165-170

  Gomez Pinilla, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Curcumin; Neural repair; Omega3

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355124160     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010601102000401     Document Type: Article

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