Objective: To discuss the relationship between age, gender, education and cognitive functions.Methods:120 normal subjects were tested by WAIS-RC, Logical Memory, Visual Reproduction, Stroop Test, Verbal Fluency, Trail Making, Tower of Hanoi(TOH) and Modified Version of Wisconsin Card Sorting Tests(WCST).Results: Man surpassed woman on some ability of language and the capacity of visual space.Age was an important factor affecting the cognitive functions of the right brain.Education primarily influenced the capacity of abstraction and generalization in language.Conclusion: Gender, age and education were important factors affecting the cognitive functions.
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