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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826181603321

Titolo

The aging mind : opportunities in cognitive research / / Committee on Future Directions for Cognitive Research on Aging ; Paul C. Stern and Laura L. Carstensen, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

0-309-17219-5

0-309-51636-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 271 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

SternPaul C. <1944->

CarstensenLaura L

Disciplina

155.67/13

Soggetti

Cognition - Age factors

Ability, Influence of age on

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 Understanding the Aging Mind -- 2 Neural Health -- 3 Cognition in Context -- 4 Structure of the Aging Mind -- 5 Implementation -- References -- A Age-Related Shifts in Neural Circuit Characteristics and Their Impact on Age-Related Cognitive Impairments -- B Homeostatic Processes in Brain Aging: The Role of Apoptosis, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Regulating Healthy Neural Circuitry in the Aging Brain -- C The Bearable Lightness of Aging: Judgment and Decision Processes in Older Adults -- D Cognitive Aging and Adaptive Technologies -- E Health Effects on Cognitive Aging -- F Cultural Variations in Cognition: Implications for Aging Research -- G Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain in Nonhuman Primates: A Prospectus for Research on Aging -- H Biographical Sketches -- Index.