Cognitive Reserve and Alzheimer’s Disease

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 187-208

  Xu, Wei ^a   Yu, Jin Tai ^a,b,c   Tan, Meng Shan ^a,b   Tan, Lan ^a,b,c  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s disease; Application; Cognitive reserve; Mechanism; Neurogenesis; Neuroplasticity

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COGNITIVE RESERVE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; COGNITIVE RESERVE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 84937927449     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8720-y     Document Type: Review

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