Effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 297-310

  Rahe, Julia ^a   Petrelli, Annette ^a   Kaesberg, Stephanie ^b   Fink, Gereon R ^c   Kessler, Josef ^c   Kalbe, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VECHTA   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Combined intervention; Exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL MEMORY; AGE; AGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; EXERCISE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84929312765     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S74071     Document Type: Article

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