In this monograph, we ask whether various kinds of intellectual, physical, and social
activities produce cognitive enrichment effects—that is, whether they improve cognitive …

Background Cognitive impairments, particularly memory problems, are a defining feature of
the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia. Cognitive training and …

Life-span developmental psychology deais with the study of individual development
(ontogenesis) from conception into old age (P. Baltes & Goulet, 1970; P. Baltes & Reese …

20 Comparison 05. Cognitive training (intensive home practice) vs dyadic counselling at 8
weeks........ 21 Comparison 06. Cognitive training (intensive home practice) vs dual …

Memory difficulties are a defining feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), with significant
implications for people with AD and family members. Interventions aimed at hel** with …

Devoted exclusively to prospective memory, this volume organizes the research and
thoughts of the important contributors to the field in one comprehensive resource. The …

Abstract [The effects of normal aging are discussed with reference to sensory, short-term,
long-term, episodic, semantic, and implicit memory.] Beginning with discussions of classical …

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 …

Dementia of Alzheimer Type (DAT) is increasingly detected at an earlier stage of the
disorder, when interventions to assist with everyday memory difficulties might be most …

Based on animal research suggesting that nerve growth factor (NGF) can stimulate central
cholinergic neurons, the known losses of cholinergic innervation of the cortices in …