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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 271 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 155.67/13
• Soggetto topico: Cognition - Age factors; Ability, Influence of age on
• Altri autori: SternPaul C. <1944-> CarstensenLaura L
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The aging mind
• ISBN: 0-309-17219-5; 0-309-51636-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826181603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II