Effects of a computer-based cognitive exercise program on age-related cognitive decline

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Bozoki, Andrea ^a   Radovanovic, Mirjana ^b   Winn, Brian ^a   Heeter, Carrie ^a   Anthony, James C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Age related cognitive decline; Cognition; Cognitive training; Computer based; Memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DECLINE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; GAME; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; ONLINE COMPUTER GAME; ONLINE SYSTEM; PLAY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84876493699     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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