Brain training: hype or hope?

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2016, Pages 639-644

  van Heugten, Caroline M ^a,b   Ponds, Rudolf W H M ^b,c   Kessels, Roy P C ^d,e,f  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Adelante Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f VINCENT VAN GOGH INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

brain injury; Cognitive rehabilitation; mild cognitive impairment; outcome; working memory training

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROREHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84978141597     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2016.1186101     Document Type: Editorial

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