Verbal and visuospatial executive functions in healthy elderly: The impact of education and frequency of reading and writing

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the predictive role of education and frequency of reading and writing habits (FRWH) on the cognitive flexibility, inhibition and planning abilities of healthy elderly individuals. Methods: Fifty-seven healthy adults aged between 60 and 75 years with 2 to 23 years of f...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laura Damiani Branco, Charles Cotrena, Natalie Pereira, Renata Kochhann, Rochele Paz Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000200155&lng=en&tlng=en