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Author Greenwood, Pamela M., 1947-

Title Nurturing the older brain and mind / Pamela M. Greenwood and Raja Parasuraman.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2012]
©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-326) and index.
Contents Global aging and cognitive functioning -- Cognitive aging : neither universal nor inevitable -- Brain aging and its relation to cognitive aging -- Ameliorating cognitive aging : a neurocognitive framework -- Cognitive challenge in youth -- Physical exercise -- Diet and nutrition -- Estrogen and other cognition-enhancing drugs -- Learning, cognitive training, and cognitive stimulation -- Combined effects of interventions and preventative actions -- Modifying the environment at work and at home -- Nurture via nature : genetics, environment, and cognition -- What can and what should be done to support cognitive vitality in older adults?
Summary The authors show that scientific research does not support the notion of the inexorable and progressive effects of cognitive aging in all older adults. They report that many adults maintain a high level of cognitive function into old age and that certain lifestyle factors contribute to the preservation of cognitive abilities.
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Subject Brain -- Physiology.
Brain -- Physiology.
Brain -- Diseases -- Age factors.
Brain -- Diseases -- Age factors.
Brain -- Diseases.
Brain -- Aging.
Brain -- Aging.
Cognition -- Physiological aspects.
Cognition -- Physiological aspects.
Cognition.
Neuroplasticity.
Neuroplasticity.
Brain -- physiology.
Aged.
Aging -- physiology.
Cognition -- physiology.
Neuronal Plasticity.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Parasuraman, R.
Other Form: Print version: Greenwood, Pamela M., 1947- Nurturing the older brain and mind. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012 9780262017145 (DLC) 2011030565 (OCoLC)743275874
ISBN 9780262301336 (electronic book)
0262301334 (electronic book)
1280499060
9781280499067
9780262017145
0262017148
Standard No. 9786613594297