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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

The Protective Role of Cognitive Reserve in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.

Ilaria Corbo, Giulia Marselli, Valerio Di Ciero, Maria Casagrande

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06762522 (Exploring Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Neurofeedback Interventions to Manage Cognitive, Affective and Behavioural Symptoms in Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment), which is not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06762522 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Exploring Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Neurofeedback Interventions to Manage Cognitive, Affective and Behavioural Symptoms in Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment

TypeinterventionalSponsorQueen's UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsMild Cognitive ImpairmentArmsNonlinear dynamical neurofeedback (NLD), Low energy neurofeedback system (LENS), Brain Music, Usual Care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Cognitive markers of resilience to dementia in mild Neurocognitive Impairment: a meta- analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  3. Cognitive reserve and everyday functioning in cognitively unimpaired older adults: evidence from the CAN-PROTECT study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026
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  20. Case Report: Neuropsychological Profile of a Patient With Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma Following Infection and Vaccination.Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ilaria CorboDipartimento di Psicologia, Università di Roma Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7070-3751
Giulia MarselliDipartimento di Psicologia, Università di Roma Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4408-0383
Valerio Di CieroDipartimento di Psicologia, Università di Roma Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy.
Maria CasagrandeDipartimento di Psicologia Dinamica, Clinica e Salute, Università di Roma Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4430-3367

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive reserve (CR) represents the ability to optimize performance and functioning to cope with brain damage or disease. CR reflects the capability to adaptively and flexibly use cognitive processes and brain networks to compensate for the deterioration typical of aging. Several studies have investigated the potential role of CR in aging, especially from the perspective of preventing and protecting against dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). This systematic literature review aimed to investigate the role of CR as a protective factor against MCI and associated cognitive decline. The review process was conducted according to the PRISMA statement. For this purpose, ten studies were analyzed. The results of this review show that high CR is significantly associated with a reduced risk of MCI. In addition, a significant positive relationship between CR and cognitive functioning is observed when comparing subjects with MCI and healthy subjects and within people with MCI. Thus, the results confirm the positive role of cognitive reserve in mitigating cognitive impairment. The evidence from this systematic review is consistent with the theoretical models of CR. Indeed, previous research hypothesized that specific individual experiences (such as leisure activities) allow a person to acquire successful neural resources over the years to cope with cognitive decline.

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agingcognitive reservemild cognitive impairment

Identifiers

PMID36902545
PMCPMC10002518

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