Genetic modulation of training and transfer in older adults:BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is associated with wider useful field of view

Western society has an increasing proportion of older adults. Increasing age is associated with a general decrease in the control over task-relevant mental processes. In the present study we investigated the possibility that successful transfer of game-based cognitive improvements to untrained tasks...

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Main Authors: Lorenza S Colzato, Jesse evan Muijden, Guido P H Band, Bernhard eHommel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00199/full