Effect of Cognitive Treatments in the Prevention of Cognitive Impairment and / or Dementia

Abstract

Since the mid-70s, the beginning of research on cognitive plasticity and the influence of the environment on the maintenance or cognitive decline of the elderly marked the beginning of a flourishing period of cognitive stimulation, cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive training, etc. in order to achieve optimal aging at the cognitive level Calero [1]. From these investigations it is accepted that the environment is a relevant variable in active aging; that