Randomized trial on the effects of a combined physical/cognitive training in aged MCI subjects: The Train the Brain study

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Maffei, L ^a   Picano, E ^b   Andreassi, M G ^b   Angelucci, A ^a   Baldacci, F ^c   Baroncelli, L ^a   Begenisic, T ^a   Bellinvia, P F ^b   Berardi, N ^a   Biagi, L ^d   Bonaccorsi, J ^a   Bonanni, E ^c   Bonuccelli, U ^c   Borghini, A ^b   Braschi, C ^a   Broccardi, M ^a   Bruno, R M ^b   Caleo, M ^a   Carlesi, C ^a,c   Carnicelli, L ^c   Cartoni, G ^c   Cecchetti, L ^c   Cenni, M C ^a   Ceravolo, R ^c   Chico, L ^c   Cintoli, S ^a,c   Cioni, G ^c,d   Coscia, M ^a   Costa, M ^a   D'Angelo, G ^c   D'Ascanio, P ^c   De Nes, M ^b   Del Turco, S ^b   Di Coscio, E ^c   Di Galante, M ^c   Di Lascio, N ^b   Faita, F ^b   Falorni, I ^a,c   Faraguna, U ^c   Fenu, A ^b   Fortunato, L ^b   Franco, R ^a   Gargani, L ^c   Gargiulo, R ^a   Ghiadoni, L ^c   Giorgi, F S ^c   Iannarella, R ^c   Iofrida, C ^c   Kusmic, C ^b   Limongi, F ^a   Maestri, M ^c   Maffei, M ^b,c   Maggi, S ^a   Mainardi, M ^a   Mammana, L ^a   Marabotti, A ^c   Mariotti, V ^c   Melissari, E ^c   Mercuri, A ^b   Micera, S ^e,f   Molinaro, S ^b   Narducci, R ^a   Navarra, T ^b   Noale, M ^a   Pagni, C ^c   Palumbo, S ^c   Pasquariello, R ^d   Pellegrini, S ^c   Pietrini, P ^c   Pizzorusso, T ^a   Poli, A ^a   Pratali, L ^b   Retico, A ^g   Ricciardi, E ^c   Rota, G ^c   Sale, A ^a   Sbrana, S ^b   Scabia, G ^c   Scali, M ^a   Scelfo, D ^d   Sicari, R ^b   Siciliano, G ^c   Stea, F ^b   Taddei, S ^c   Tognoni, G ^c   Tonacci, A ^b   Tosetti, M ^d   Turchi, S ^b   Volpi, L ^a,c   more..

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^e EPFL   (Switzerland)

^f SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^g INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 85017404754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep39471     Document Type: Article

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