Lifestyle engagement affects cognitive status differences and trajectories on executive functions in older adults

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-25

  De Frias, Cindy M ^a   Dixon, Roger A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive status; Executive functions; Lifestyle activities; Victoria Longitudinal Study

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERY ELDERLY; VICTORIA LONGITUDINAL STUDY;

AGING; COGNITIVE STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS; LIFESTYLE ACTIVITIES; VICTORIA LONGITUDINAL STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84893100447     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/act089     Document Type: Article

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