Educating the Brain to Avoid Dementia: Can Mental Exercise Prevent Alzheimer Disease?

Margaret Gatz

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020007

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Educating the Brain to Avoid Dementia: Can Mental Exercise Prevent Alzheimer Disease?

Margaret Gatz

Educating the Brain to Avoid Dementia: Can Mental Exercise Prevent Alzheimer Disease?

Margaret Gatz

Published: January 25, 2005
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020007

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