The aging brain

The aging brain

by Whalley, Lawrence J.

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"Why do some people remain alert and vigorous at an age when others are declining mentally and physically? Does their apparent advantage have a biological basis, and, if so, could this success be transferred to others predisposed to age more quickly? If this is achievable, does brain aging then become the last obstacle to an extension of our useful life span?" "These are just some of the questions answered in this book by Lawrence Whalley, a researcher who specializes in the study of Alzheimer'…

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  • Full title :The aging brain / Lawrence Whalley.

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"Why do some people remain alert and vigorous at an age when others are declining mentally and physically? Does their apparent advantage have a biological basis, and, if so, could this success be transferred to others predisposed to age more quickly? If this is achievable, does brain aging then become the last obstacle to an extension of our useful life span?" "These are just some of the questions answered in this book by Lawrence Whalley, a researcher who specializes in the study of Alzheimer's disease. He relates that the brain may be able to compensate for its own aging since the loss of brain cells with age is not as extensive as once believed and that, if some surviving cells retain that capacity to replicate, there are may be real prospects of reducing the worst effects of brain aging."--BOOK JACKET.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2001.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:182 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0231120249, 9780231120241
  • oclc:ocn503222813
  • LC Classification:QP430
  • Dewey Decimal:612.8/2

Table of Contents

1. What is ageing?: Ageing and the healthy brain -- 2. The brain formerly known as you: Physical changes in the ageing brain -- 3. Any cook could run the country: Social and psychological aspects of ageing -- 4. Empty sieves and broken looms: How mental ability changes with age -- 5. Keeping your nerve: Ageing, stress and the brain -- 6. Tired of living and scared of dying: Coping with ageing -- 7. When blood stops: Brain blood flow, stroke and ageing -- 8. Thieves in the night: Dementia and Alzheimer's disease -- 9. The dementia detectives: Research on the causes of dementia -- 10. Empires of the future: Better brain ageing.

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Subjects

Brain -- Aging Cerveau -- Vieillissement

Writers

Whalley, Lawrence J.

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