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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Cognition in old age"”.
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Reliability of measurements of level of intellectual functioning of geriatric patients
… was to measure geriatric patients’ levels of intellectual functioning in order to determine the reliability of several specific test instruments. From the battery of measurements used in the study, it was an additional objective to recommend which of these test instruments, or combination …
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Relationship of brain functional, structural and vascular patterns to cognition in ageing and dementia
Cognitive decline with neurodegeneration is a major healthcare burden. To tackle this burden, it is necessary to better understand the brain-cognition relationship in ageing and neurodegenerative diseases especially at an earlier stage, ideally before cognitive impairment. Measurements from …
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The Interface of Personality Processes and Cognitive Abilities: A Comparative Study of Elderly and Young Adults
… has shown that the complex constructs of intelligence and personality are necessarily intertwined, studies exploring this issue in elderly individuals are rare. The importance attached to this interface in older adults becomes particularly clear in light of the debate over the cause and …
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Response Guided Errorless Learning with Normal Elderly
This study investigates the use of response guidance for errorless learning of a perceptual motor task in normal elderly. It provides normative data for a study with stroke patients using this technique for cognitive rehabilitation. While errorless learning has been shown to be more effective on …
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Predictability of everyday task performance by perceived health, self-efficacy and cognitive ability
This exploratory research investigated the relationship between a brief neuropsychological measure and everyday functional ability in older community dwelling adults. The association between these two areas is complex, as a specific functional domain often involves several of the cognitive skills …
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Effects of Stress, Sex Differences, and Cognitive Reserve on Cognitive Decline in Healthy Elderly Subjects
<p>Extensive research has been conducted linking stress to increased allostatic load and degradation of various organs over time. In the brain, the hippocampus appears to be particularly vulnerable. This deterioration is manifest clinically by impaired performance on tasks of declarative memory. …