<p>The objective of this investigation was to describe, through a systematic review of the scientific literature, the effects of neurocognitive intervention on cognitive health in healthy older adults, and in older adults with cognitive impairment and/or with dementia. It was used the PRISMA Declaration. The search was performed in the databases: PubMed; PsycInfo: Scielo; Cochrane and EBSCO; from August, through December, 2018. It was found 441 articles. After the application of the selection criteria; formed the final sample, 7 articles. The main forms of neurocognitive intervention were cognitive stimulation and training. The modality mostly used was neurocognitive stimulation. Improvement effects were reported in dissimilar cognitive and executive processes. However, the empirical evidence was heterogeneous, which requires more systematic interventions in neuropsychological healthcare practice.</p>