The concept of cerebral and cognitive reserve capacity in cognitive aging;La capacità di riserva - Cerebrale e cognitiva - Nell'invecchiamento cognitivo

Giornale Italiano di Psicologia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-339

  Chicherio, Christian ^a,b   Ludwig, Catherine ^b   Borella, Erika ^c  

^a Ospedale Universitario di Ginevra   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral reserve; Cognitive aging; Cognitive reserve; Compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867961564     PISSN: 03905349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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