Do cognitive interventions alter the rate of age-related cognitive change?
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Do cognitive interventions alter the rate of age-related cognitive change?
There has recently been a great deal of interest in cognitive interventions, particularly when applied in older adults with the goal of slowing or reversing age-related cognitive decline. Although seldom directly investigated, one of the fundamental questions concerning interventions is whether the intervention alters the rate of cognitive change, or affects the level of certain cognitive measu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Intelligence
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0160-2896
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2015.09.004