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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Whalley, Lawrence J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

Similar Items