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The Effects Of A Cognitive Training Program For Cognitively Intact Older Adults, Caroline Kinskey
The Effects Of A Cognitive Training Program For Cognitively Intact Older Adults, Caroline Kinskey
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Cognitive training is a term used to describe programs that provide guided practice on tasks requiring different cognitive abilities such as memory or language. It is assumed that regular practice will improve or maintain functioning in a particular cognitive domain (e.g., memory) and those results will generalize beyond the context of training. Results have been mixed in the existing literature that has evaluated the potential benefits of cognitive training on cognitive and emotional functioning in cognitively intact older adults. This study investigated the effectiveness of a cognitive training program for older adults with no to very minimal cognitive decline. Nine …