Targeting alertness to improve cognition in older adults: A preliminary report of benefits in executive function and skill acquisition.

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  2016

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  Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior

• Publication date

  2016-09-01

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  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.cortex.2016.05.015PMID 27372902PMCID PMC4969201
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