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This article has been updated. Abstract Cognitive complaints in the absence of objective cognitive impairment, observed in patients with subjective cognitive decline SCD , are common in old age.

Background Forgetfulness is one of the most common worries among the elderly. Cognitive, mental, or physical training CMPT Here we considered as a CMPT intervention any training that had a potential impact on cognition, including cognitive intervention, physical activity and mental training e.

Cognitive interventions and physical training Cognitive intervention is a powerful mean to stimulate brain plasticity, as it showed not only an impact on behavior but also on the brain [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. Mindfulness meditation Meditation refers to a set of emotional and attentional regulatory training exercises [ 18 , 19 ], encompassing different practices, such as focused attention, open monitoring, and loving-kindness meditations [ 19 ].

Non-invasive brain stimulation Non-invasive brain stimulation NIBS includes different methods aimed at inducing transient changes in brain activity and consequent variations in behavioral responses. Full size image. Methods Search strategy and selection criteria A systematic approach has been used to review CMPT interventions see Figure S1 and S2 in Supplementary Material.

Table 1 Experimental design of the selected studies Full size table. Table 2 CMPT interventions Full size table. Table 4 Efficacy of CMPT experimental interventions Full size table.

Table 5 Statistics for outcomes encompassing 5 CMPT studies Full size table. Discussion Considering that the pathology in neurodegenerative disorders starts decades before the symptoms appear, the main objective of this work was to rigorously review techniques to make an actionable clinical recommendation to enhance cognition in SCD individuals.

Cognitive, mental, and physical training The systematic review on CMPT targeting SCD individuals showed positive and clinically relevant findings. Non-invasive brain stimulation The overall current evidence suggests that an intervention combining multiple sessions of NIBS and cognitive training may lead to clinically meaningful improvements in cognition and functional independence in the aging population.

Drugs This review on the effect of drugs on SCD cognition and healthy individuals included the main pharmacological cognitive enhancement CED or smart drugs, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, Memantine, antidepressant and herbal extracts Panax ginseng , Gingko biloba , and Bacopa monnieri.

Conclusions Recent studies on cognitive enhancement techniques in SCD population are showing encouraging results. Availability of data and materials Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.

Change history 08 November The paper was amended to add a DOI in references part of the Brain Health Services series.

Abbreviations GRADE: Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation CMPT: Cognitive, mental, and physical training PICO: Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes RCT: Randomized clinical trial SCD: Subjective cognitive decline NIBS: Non-invasive brain stimulation CED: Cognitive enhancement drugs RCT: Randomized controlled trial LLD: Late-life depression tDCS: Transcranial direct current stimulation rTMS: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.

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