Cognitive reserve and cognitive function in healthy older people: A meta-analysis

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 40-60

  Opdebeeck, Carol ^a   Martyr, Anthony ^b   Clare, Linda ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitively stimulating leisure activities; Education; Executive function; Language; Memory; Occupational status; Visuospatial ability

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITIVE RESERVE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGING; COGNITIVE RESERVE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84954077708     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2015.1041450     Document Type: Review

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