Cognitive reserve is the brain’s capacity to resist the effects of aging or neurological damage by efficiently reorganizing its neural networks or using alternative neural networks to achieve desired cognitive goals.
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Ephi Lu. (2025). Cognitive Reserve. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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