Brain reserve and dementia: a systematic review

MJ Valenzuela, P Sachdev - Psychological medicine, 2006 - cambridge.org
Background. Behavioural brain reserve is a property of the central nervous system related to
sustained and complex mental activity which can lead to differential expression of brain …

Cognitive reserve in aging

AM Tucker, Y Stern - Current Alzheimer Research, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Cognitive reserve explains why those with higher IQ, education, occupational attainment, or
participation in leisure activities evidence less severe clinical or cognitive changes in the …

Relationship between education and dementia: an updated systematic review

ES Sharp, M Gatz - Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective The purpose of this study was to review the relationship between education and
dementia. Methods A systematic literature review was conducted of all published studies …

Education, the brain and dementia: neuroprotection or compensation? EClipSE Collaborative Members

C Brayne, PG Ince, HAD Keage, IG McKeith… - Brain, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The potential protective role of education for dementia is an area of major interest. Almost all
older people have some pathology in their brain at death but have not necessarily died with …

[BOOK][B] The psychology of ageing: An introduction

I Stuart-Hamilton - 2012 - books.google.com
This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth
edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an …

Brain reserve and cognitive decline: a non-parametric systematic review

MJ Valenzuela, P Sachdev - Psychological medicine, 2006 - cambridge.org
Background. A previous companion paper to this report (Valenzuela & Sachdev,
Psychological Medicine 2006, 36, 441–454) suggests a link between behavioural brain …

Cognitive reserve in neuropsychiatry

JH Barnett, CH Salmond, PB Jones… - Psychological …, 2006 - cambridge.org
Background. The idea that superior cognitive function acts as a protective factor against
dementia and the consequences of head injury is well established. Here we suggest the …

Education and dementia: a meta-analytic study

F Caamaño-Isorna, M Corral, A Montes-Martínez… - …, 2006 - karger.com
Considerable controversy exists about the role of education in the risk of dementia.
Individual studies have not been conclusive so far. To examine the hypothesis that lower …

Assessment of complex mental activity across the lifespan: development of the Lifetime of Experiences Questionnaire (LEQ)

MJ Valenzuela, P Sachdev - Psychological medicine, 2007 - cambridge.org
Background. Brain reserve is a property of the central nervous system related to complex
mental activity which may mediate the course and clinical expression of brain injury. Since …