Understanding brain aging and dementia : a life course approach /

The life course method compares an individual's long-life and late-life behaviors to gauge one's mental decay. Arguing the life course approach is the best and simplest model for tracking mental development, Lawrence J. Whalley unlocks the mysteries of brain functionality, illuminating the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whalley, Lawrence J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Dementia > Diagnosis.
Dementia > Treatment.
Aging.
Aging
Brain > growth & development
Dementia > prevention & control
Démence > Traitement.
Vieillissement.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Dementia > Diagnosis
Dementia > Treatment
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The life course approach
  • The well-connected brain
  • Evolution, aging, and dementia
  • The aging brain
  • The biology of the dementias
  • The disconnected mind
  • Emotional aging
  • Dementia syndromes
  • Dementia risk reduction, 1: concepts, reserve and early life opportunities
  • Dementia risk reduction, 2: midlife opportunities to delay dementia onset
  • Dementia risk reduction, 3: multidomain approaches.

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