The aging brain : functional adaptation across adulthood /

"Brain aging has long been seen as a process of deterioration and decline. Today, this view been challenged with research showing that not all cognitive processes decline with age, that some improve over the course of adulthood, and those that improve can often compensate for those that decline...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Samanez-Larkin, Gregory R. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2019.
Edition:Electronic edition.
Subjects:
Brain > Aging.
Cognition in old age.
Cognition.
Brain > physiology
Cognitive Aging
Cognition
Cognitive Dysfunction > prevention & control
Cerveau > Vieillissement.
Cognition chez la personne âgée.
Vieillissement cognitif.
cognition.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Brain > Aging
Cognition in old age
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Structure and function of the aging brain
  • Neural mechanisms underlying age-related changes in attentional selectivity
  • Learning and memory in the aging brain: The function of declarative and nondeclarative memory over the lifespan
  • Age-related changes in episodic memory
  • Motivated memory, learning, and decision-making in older age: Shifts in priorities and goals
  • Social function and motivation in the aging brain
  • Compensation and brain aging: A review and analysis of evidence
  • Risk and protective factors in cognitive aging: Advances in assessment, prevention, and promotion of alternative pathways
  • Index.

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