Introduction:

aging results in the decline of cognitive functions, consequently it is necessary to design therapeutic alternatives to prevent this process.

Objective:

to determine the effects of the stimulation of cognitive functions in the elderly.

Methods:

a study with a pre-experimental design was conducted. The target group included 44 of the oldest adults, the sample comprised 18 of them, and it was chosen from whom received the cognitive stimulus. The intervention had 20 sessions with a frequency of two times per week. The assessment techniques applied were documentary analysis, along with the Battery of Neuropsychological Exploration (NEUROPSI), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Wilcoxon non-parametric test, as well as the distribution by absolute frequency and relative percentage.

Results:

significant changes were observed in the tasks of counting numbers in regression, memory, comprehension, semantic and phonological oral fluency, reading, similarities, calculation, changes in the position of hands (right hand), alternative movements and opposite reactions

Conclusions:

cognitive stimulation showed an average positive effect on the functions of the elderly.

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