Over ninety years old
Does high cognitive reserve still help brain efficiency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21533747 |
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| Authors | Elisa Carta (University of Cagliari), Alice Riccardi (0000-0002-1275-1528, University of Padua), Silvia Marinetto, Sara Mattivi, Enrico Selini (University of Padua), Veronica Pucci (0000-0002-4533-4608, University of Padua), Sara Mondini (0000-0002-2144-9435, University of Padua, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 678-683 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0340-0727 • E-ISSN: 1430-2772 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00426-023-01881-1 |
| PMID | 37801087 |
| OpenAlex | W4387392710 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
Nonagenarians and centenarians, also called oldest-old, are a very heterogeneous population that counts a limited number of individuals as it is a real challenge to reach this goal. Even if it is well known that cognitive reserve can be considered a factor in maintaining good cognitive functioning in ageing, only very few studies have been carried out on the role of cognitive reserve (CR) in the oldest-old people. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between cognitive reserve and cognitive functioning in a population living in a specific region of Italy, the Blue Zone in Sardinia. This population is characterised by extreme longevity and distinctive historical, geographic, social, linguistic and nutritional features. The cognitive Reserve Index questionnaire (CRIq) and the short cognitive Esame Neuropsicologico Breve-2 (ENB-2, Brief Neuropsychological Examination) were administered to 67 participants, all aged between 90 and 105 years old. The CRIq was a predictor of neuropsychological performance for the global score of the battery of tests, ENB-2 (ENB-tot) and also for 7 out of 16 of its sub-tests. All except one (Token) tapped executive functions (Interference memory at 10 and 30 s, TMT-B, Overlapping figures, Abstraction, Fluency). Results highlight that also in the oldest-old population CR has a positive effect on cognition, especially on executive functioning
Cognition · Cognitive decline · Cognitive impairment · Cognitive reserve · Cognitive skill · Dementia · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Fluency · Neuropsychology · Population · Psychiatry · Sociology · Verbal fluency test · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Demography · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Medicine · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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