Psychometric Properties and Transfer Measures of Working Memory in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.
The assessment of working memory (WM) in healthy older adults has become a central topic in cognitive research due to the sustained growth of this population and the widespread use of WM tasks as indicators of cognitive functioning and training outcomes. However, the existing literature presents inc...
| Publicado en: | Ageing International Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 1 - 26 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Sep2026
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