Does combined cognitive training and physical activity training enhance cognitive abilities more than either alone? A four-condition randomized controlled trial among healthy older adults

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue MAR, 2013, Pages

  Shatil, Evelyn ^a,b  

^a CogniFit Inc ^*  (United States)

^b THE MAX STERN YEZREEL VALLEY COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; CogniFit; Cognitive function; Cognitive training; Older adults; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EYE HAND COORDINATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84875965555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2013.00008     Document Type: Article

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