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Influence of schooling and age on cognitive performance in healthy older adults
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Autores: Bento-Torres,N.V.O.; Bento-Torres,J.; Tomás,A.M.; Costa,V.O.; Corrêa,P.G.R.; Costa,C.N.M.; Jardim,N.Y.V.; Picanço-Diniz,C.W.
Few studies have examined the influence of a low level of schooling on age-related cognitive decline in countries with wide social and economic inequalities by using the Cambridge Automated Neuropsychological Test Battery (CANTAB). The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of schooling on age-related cognitive decline using unbiased cognitive tests. CANTAB allows cognitive assessment across cultures and education levels with reduced interference of the examiner during data acquisition. Using two-way ANOVA, we assessed the influences of age and education on test scores of old adults (61–84 years of age). CANTAB tests included: Visual Sustained Attention, Reaction Time, Spatial Working Memory, Learning and Episodic Memory. All subjects had a...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Age-related cognitive decline; Primary prevention; Education; Neuropsychological tests; Memory; Neuroscience; CANTAB.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017000400702