Cognitive Function in the Elderly



Cognitive Function in the Elderly

Abstract

Background: Experimental data on cognitive function in the elderly have so far been contradictory and most of these have been obtained using psychophysical methods with little attention paid simultaneously to the state of cognition and the psychometric performance of the subjects.

Objective: The aim of this study is: to evaluate the relationship of gender to cognitive function in an elderly population, and to investigate the relationship of gender and age to cognitive function in an elderly population.

Methodology: Two groups, one young and one elderly, of 42 healthy participants each, 21 males ...