TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stern,Paul C.
AU  - Carstensen,Laura L.
ED  - National Research Council (U.S.).
TI  - The aging mind: opportunities in cognitive research 
SN  - 0309069408
AV  - BF724.55. C63 A48 2000
U1  - 155.6713 21
PY  - 2000///]
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Academy Press
KW  - Ability, Influence of age on
KW  - Older people
KW  - Cognition
KW  - Physiology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Understanding the aging mind -- Neural health -- Cognition in context -- Structure of the aging mind -- Implementation -- Age-related shifts in neural circuit characteristics and their impact on age-related cognitive impairments / John H. Morrison -- Homeostatic processes in brain aging : the role of apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress in regulating healthy neural circuitry in the aging brain / Carl W. Cotman -- The bearable lightness of aging : judgment and decision processes in older adults / Ellen Peters ... [et al.] -- Cognitive aging and adaptive technologies / Donald L. Fisher -- Health effects on cognitive aging / Shari R. Waldstein -- Cultural variations in cognition : implications for aging research / Shinobu Kitayama -- Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in nonhuman primates : a prospectus for research on aging / Thomas D. Albright
N2  - "Exciting new research has yielded potential breakthroughs in our understanding of how the mind ages. We have learned, for example, that as we age, cognitive decline may depend less on loss of brain cells age than on changes in the health of neurons and neural networks. Not only has research shown promise of new ways to promote cognitive functioning in older people, it has also revealed the link between biology and culture as determinants of cognitive functioning. Past life experiences, present living situations, changing motives, cultural expectations, physical health status, and sensory-motor capabilities are all factors in how we adapt to changes in our nervous system as we age - and may affect the brain itself." "These lines of research hold significant promise for breakthroughs in understanding and for yielding effective new ways to maintain cognitive functioning in older people by intervening technologically, medically, or in people's life situations."--Jacket
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