Mechanisms of cognitive reserve : computational and experimental explorations

Cognitive reserve is the name given to the latent variable that describes individual differences in the ability to offset cognitive decline in old age. This thesis attempts to provide mechanistic explanations for two major aspects of cognitive reserve. These are neural compensation and neural reserv...

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Main Author: Rendell, Nicholas
Published: Birkbeck (University of London) 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.715372