Handbook of Cognitive Aging

Causes, Processes & Effects

Quentin Gariépy, Raphaël Ménard (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

472 Seiten

2010
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-60876-028-2 (ISBN)

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Ageing is the accumulation of changes in an organism or object over time. Ageing in humans refers to a multidimensional process of physical, psychological, and social change. Some dimensions of ageing grow and expand over time, while others decline. Reaction time, for example, may slow with age, while knowledge of world events and wisdom may expand. Research shows that even late in life potential exists for physical, mental, and social growth and development. Ageing is an important part of all human societies reflecting the biological changes that occur, but also reflecting cultural and societal conventions. More people are reaching older age today than ever before and the incidence of dementia is thus expected to rise. It is important to investigate the possible prevention of dementia and cognitive decline. This new book gathers the latest research from around the globe in this field of study and related topics such as cardiovascular disease and cognitive function, physical exercise and cognitive function in the elderly, the dementia diagnosis, the role of MRI in Alzheimer's disease, oestrogen decline effects on the mental health of ageing women and the relationship between dementia and depression.

Preface; Major Types of Cardiovascular Diseases and Cognitive Function: A Review of Patient and Population-Based Investigations; OXYS Rats: A Prospective Model for Evaluation of Antioxidant Availability in Prevention and Therapy of Accelerated Aging and Age-Related Cognitive Decline; Adult Age Differences in Working Memory: Two Complex Memory Span Experiments; The Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognitive Function in the Elderly: A Review; A Quick Test of Cognitive Speed as a Measure of Normal Aging and Aging with Dementia; The Microvascular Frontal-Subcortical Geriatric Syndrome: A New Conceptual Framework for Cognitive Aging; Alteration of D-Serine-Dependent Pathway is a Prominent Determinant of Cognitive Aging; Chapter XX Improving the Specificity of the Dementia Diagnoses; Age-Related Changes in Visual Search Mechanisms: A Perspective from Cognitive Neuroscience; Changing Concepts of Alzheimer's Disease: Roles of MRI; Does Altered Omega-3 Fatty Acid Metabolism Contribute to Cognitive Aging?; Effects of Estrogen Decline of Aging on the Mental Health of Women; Interactions between Dementia and Depression: Causes, Consequences, and Common Mechanisms; Mechanisms of Brain Aging Regulation by Insulin: Implications for Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Disorders; Neuropsychological Aspects of Cognitive Aging; Towards a New Account of Cognitive Aging: The Cognitive-Emotional Trade-Off in Working Memory; Relationship between Physical Activity and Age on the Main Categories of Cognitive Processesce; Cognitive Aging: A Neurorehabilitation Perspective; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.5.2010
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	848 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie
ISBN-10	1-60876-028-6 / 1608760286
ISBN-13	978-1-60876-028-2 / 9781608760282
Zustand	Neuware