TY  - BOOK
AU  - Poon,Leonard W.
AU  - Chodzko-Zajko,Wojtek J.
AU  - Tomporowski,Phillip D.
TI  - Active living, cognitive functioning, and aging
T2  - Aging, exercise, and cognition series
SN  - 0736057854
AV  - QP86 .A26 2006
U1  - 612.67 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Champaign, IL
PB  - Human Kinetics
KW  - Aging
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Exercise
KW  - Physiological aspects
KW  - Cognition in old age
KW  - Physiology
KW  - Cognition
KW  - Health behavior
KW  - Neurobiology
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Physical fitness
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1; National blueprint : increasing physical activity among adults 50 and older : implications for future physical activity and cognitive functioning research; Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko --; Ch. 2; Physical activity, cognition, and aging : a review of reviews; Phillip D. Tomporowski --; Ch. 3; Commonalities in aging- and fitness-related impact on cognition; Leonard W. Poon and Carol Ann Harrington --; Ch. 4; Effect of exercise on cognition in older adults : a reexamination of proposed mechanisms; Robert E. Dustman and Andrea White --; Ch. 5; Current findings in neurobiological systems' response to exercise; Philip V. Holmes --; Ch. 6; Measurement of physical activity; Rod K. Dishman --; Ch. 7; Assessing physical performance in older adults; M. Elaine Cress --; Ch. 8; Sleep, mood, and chronic pain problems; Patrick J. O'Connor --; Ch. 9; Brain blood flow and methodological considerations; Kevin McCully and Yagesh Bhambhani --; Ch. 10; Neuroimaging in an aging population : potential tools in cognition, everyday functioning, and exercise research; L. Stephen Miller --; Ch. 11; Issues of aging, physical activity, cognition, and putative mechanisms for a relationship : a discussion; Waneen W. Spirduso
N2  - "In this volume, internationally known experts present state-of-the-art findings related to exercise and cognitive functioning of older adults. The book's review of research on pertinent issues in measurement and physiological mechanisms will update your knowledge while challenging your current thinking. Active Living, Cognitive Functioning, and Aging will raise consciousness among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and the public about the beneficial effects of an active lifestyle on the mind during the aging process."--BOOK JACKET
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