Mental exercises for cognitive function: Clinical evidence

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Kawashima, Ryuta ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Prefrontal cortex; Reading aloud; Transfer effect; Working memory training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL EXERCISE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING HOME; READING; SENILE DEMENTIA; TRAINING;

ARITHMETIC; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; READING ALOUD; TRANSFER EFFECT; WORKING MEMORY TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84877945323     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2013.46.S.S22     Document Type: Article

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