Beneficial effects of reading aloud and solving simple arithmetic calculations (learning therapy) on a wide range of cognitive functions in the healthy elderly: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

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Published in Trials on April 06, 2012

Authors

Rui Nouchi1, Yasuyuki Taki, Hikaru Takeuchi, Hiroshi Hashizume, Takayuki Nozawa, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Haruka Nouchi, Ryuta Kawashima

Author Affiliations

1: Smart Ageing International Research Centre, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan. rnouchi@idac.tohoku.ac.jp

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