Cognitive Training Gain as a Predictor of Mental Status
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Cognitive training gain as a predictor of mental status.
We examined the association of proximal and distal training gain to subsequent mental status ratings in 302 participants (M = 76.62 years) trained on inductive reasoning or spatial orientation in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Only training effects on reasoning ability were predictive of mental status group membership. Participants subsequently rated as probably demented did not significantly ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1079-5014,1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/62.1.p45