Title:
Understanding brain aging and dementia : a life course approach / Lawrence Whalley.
Author:
Whalley, Lawrence J., author.
Publication Information:
New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Call Number:
RC521 .W43 2015
Abstract:
A major new synthesis of the science behind dementia, identifying the genetic factors that contribute to the pace of aging and showing how behaviors starting in childhood can influence how we age. -- from back cover.
ISBN:
9780231163828
9780231163835
Physical Description:
xxxiv, 403 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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.
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