TAP reading note: Whitepaper: Defining and investigating cognitive reserve, brain reserve, and brain maintenance
This whitepaper distinguishes cognitive reserve, brain reserve and brain maintenance, giving researchers a shared vocabulary for different explanations of preserved cognitive function.
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What the study found
This whitepaper distinguishes cognitive reserve, brain reserve and brain maintenance, giving researchers a shared vocabulary for different explanations of preserved cognitive function.
Scope & limitations
Expert workgroup definitions and research guidance in cognitive aging and dementia.
The definitions concern cognition and brain research. Comparisons with other organ functions or physical capacity should retain domain-specific definitions of capacity and outcomes.
Population & sample
Expert workgroup definitions and research guidance in cognitive aging and dementia.
Exposure or intervention
Definitions and research measures for cognitive reserve, brain reserve and brain maintenance.
Outcomes
Conceptual and measurement guidance for studying cognition in relation to aging and disease.
Time frame
Journal volume published in 2020; first online in 2018. No single follow-up period.
Research funding
Not yet checked against the full publication.
Research conflicts of interest
Not yet checked against the full publication.
Reading scope
Based on the original publication’s abstract and bibliographic record. This is a selected reading note, not a systematic appraisal.
References
Publication record
TAP-RDN-0028 · v0.2 · English
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