The Impact of Sustained Engagement on Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Synapse Project

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-112

  Park, Denise C ^a   Lodi Smith, Jennifer ^b   Drew, Linda ^a   Haber, Sara ^a   Hebrank, Andrew ^a   Bischof, Gérard N ^a   Aamodt, Whitley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging cognition; cognitive aging; cognitive reserve; cognitive training; engagement; episodic memory; intervention; working memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891913532     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613499592     Document Type: Article

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