| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Anatomic and Histological Changes of the Aging Brain / Anthony T. Yachnis -- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms for Age-Related Cognitive Decline / Jolie D. Barter and Thomas C. Foster -- Neuroimaging of the Aging Brain / Ronald. A. Cohen, Eric Porges, and Joseph M. Gullett -- Changes in Visuospatial, Visuoperceptual, and Navigational Ability in Aging / Gabrielle A. Hromas and Russell M. Bauer -- Chemosensory Function during Neurologically Healthy Aging / Jennifer J. Stamps -- Memory Changes in the Aging Brain / Glenn J. Larrabee -- Aging-Related Alterations in Language / Stephen E. Nadeau -- Changes in Emotions and Mood with Aging / Erin Trifilio, John B. Williamson, and Kenneth M. Heilman -- Aging and Attention / Ian H. Robertson and Paul M. Dockree -- Changes in Motor Programming with Aging / Kenneth M. Heilman -- Alterations in Executive Functions with Aging / Donald T. Stuss and Fergus I. M. Craik -- Brain Aging and Creativity / Ira S. Fischler and Kenneth M. Heilman -- Attractor Network Dynamics, Transmitters, and Memory and Cognitive Changes in Aging / Edmund T. Rolls -- Mechanisms of Aging-Related Cognitive Decline / Stephen E. Nadeau -- The Influence of Physical Exercise on Cognitive Aging / Jamie C. Peven, Chelsea M. Stillman, and Kirk I. Erickson -- Pharmacological Cosmetic Neurology / Erin C. Conrad and Anjan Chatterjee -- Cognitive Rehabilitation in Healthy Aging / Nicole D. Anderson and Gordon Winocur -- Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia / Yat-Fung Shea and Steven T. DeKosky |
| Summary |
"In America today, there are 46 million people over the age of 65 and there will be over 98 million by 2060. With aging, there are many neurological diseases that can adversely affect the brain, such as Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, and Parkinson's disease. These diseases are common and a major cause of disability and suffering. Although, in a small percentage of patients, these diseases can be related to a genetic defect, for the most part we do not fully understand their causes. Perhaps that is why they are called "degenerative diseases." Several decades ago, the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease was made only in those who were below the age of 65 and had signs of progressive dementia. If a person had cognitive deterioration and was above the age of 65, their disorder was called "senile dementia." One of the reasons this term was used is that many clinicians thought memory loss and cognitive decline were part of normal aging. Fortunately, we have learned that disorders such as Alzheimer's disease are associated with specific pathological changes in the brain, such as neurofibrillary tangles, and that normal aging does not cause this disease. Although the origins of these degenerative brain diseases are still unclear, much progress has been made in understanding their pathophysiology and paving the way for preventative, ameliorative, and curative treatments"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 23, 2020) |
| Subject |
Nervous system -- Degeneration.
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Psychology.
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Brain -- Physiology
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Mild cognitive impairment.
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Brain -- physiology
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Cognitive Aging
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Cognitive Dysfunction
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Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Psychology
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psychology.
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Mild cognitive impairment
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Brain -- Physiology
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Nervous system -- Degeneration
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Psychology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Heilman, Kenneth M., 1938- editor.
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Nadeau, Stephen E., editor
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| LC no. |
2019036973 |
| ISBN |
9781108554350 |
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1108554350 |
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