Improving Cognition in the Elderly With Nutritional Supplements

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 177-183

  Stough, Con ^a   Pase, Matthew P ^a,b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cognition; cognitive decline; cognitive enhancement; nutraceuticals; psychopharmacology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930908881     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721414565449     Document Type: Article

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