Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging Gutchess Angela
Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging Gutchess Angela The Neuroscience of Aging is an introduction to how aging affects the brain, intended for audiences with some knowledge of psychology,…
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Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging Gutchess Angela
The Neuroscience of Aging is an introduction to how aging affects the brain, intended for audiences with some knowledge of psychology, aging, or neuroscience. The depth of coverage also makes this book appropriate for those with considerable knowledge about aging. The book includes figures illustrating brain regions so that extensive familiarity with neuroanatomy is not a pre-requisite.
Topics include consideration of individual differences and the impact of disorders (e.g. This book adopts an integrative perspective, including topics such as memory, cognition, cognitive training, emotion, and social processes. Alzheimer's disease) on brain function with age.
Although many declines occur with age, cognitive neuroscience research reveals plasticity and adaptation in the brain as a function of normal aging. This book is written with this perspective in mind, emphasizing the ways in which