Tag Archives: Cognition

Cognitive Training May Bestow Long-Term Benefits for Seniors

Clinical and Research News March 20, 2014  DOI: 10.1176/appi.pn.2014.3b3 Joan Arehart-Treichel   Training elderly individuals in reasoning and speed-of-information processing tasks, but not memory, resulted in sustained or improved cognitive abilities a decade later.   A large multisite, randomized, controlled clinical trial has found that cognitive training can benefit seniors up to a decade after they’ve […]

memory loss

_ _ _ _ Memory loss is a common complaint in the primary care setting. It is particularly common among the elderly but also may be reported by younger people. Sometimes family members rather than the patient report the memory loss (typically in an elderly person, often one with dementia). Clinicians and patients are often […]