Understanding brain aging and dementia : a life course approach / Lawrence J. Whalley.

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Whalley, Lawrence J [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2015]Description: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 403 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780231536370
0231536372
0231163827
9780231163828
0231163835
9780231163835

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Understanding brain aging and dementia.DDC classification:

616.8/3

LOC classification:

RC521 .W435 2015eb

NLM classification:

WM 220

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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.

Subject: 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 processes that affect the brain during aging, the causes behind these changes, and effective coping strategies. Whalley identifies the genetic factors that determine the pace of aging and the behaviors, starting in childhood, that influence how we age. Through vignettes, charts, and tables, he composes an ac.

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Text in English.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 processes that affect the brain during aging, the causes behind these changes, and effective coping strategies. Whalley identifies the genetic factors that determine the pace of aging and the behaviors, starting in childhood, that influence how we age. Through vignettes, charts, and tables, he composes an ac.

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