| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiv, 403 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Illustrations; Prologue; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Life Course Approach; 3. The Well-Connected Brain; 4. Aging, Evolution, and the Brain; 5. The Aging Brain; 6. The Biology of the Dementias; 7. The Disconnected Mind; 8. Emotional Aging; 9. Dementia Syndromes; 10. Dementia Risk Reduction, 1: Concepts, Reserve, and Early Life Opportunities; 11. Dementia Risk Reduction, 2: Midlife Opportunities to Delay Dementia Onset; 12. Dementia Risk Reduction, 3: Multidomain Approaches; Epilogue; Notes; Index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Text in English. |
| Subject |
Dementia -- Diagnosis.
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Dementia -- Diagnosis. |
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Dementia. |
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Dementia -- Treatment.
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Dementia -- Treatment. |
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Aging. |
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Brain -- growth & development. |
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Dementia -- prevention & control. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Whalley, Lawrence J. Understanding brain aging and dementia. New York : Columbia University Press, [2015] 9780231163828 (DLC) 2014036252 (OCoLC)890851066 |
| ISBN |
9780231536370 (electronic book) |
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0231536372 (electronic book) |
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9780231163828 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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9780231163835 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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