Gains in language comprehension relating to working memory training in healthy older adults

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 539-546

  Carretti, Barbara ^a   Borella, Erika ^a   Zavagnin, Michela ^a   De Beni, Rossana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cognitive training; maintenance effects; older adults; transfer effects; working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); READING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84876108249     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3859     Document Type: Article

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