Understanding brain aging and dementia : a life course approach / Lawrence Whalley
By: Whalley, Lawrence J [author].
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]Description: xxxiv, 403 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780231163835.Subject(s): Aging | Brain -- growth & development | Dementia -- prevention & control | Dementia -- Diagnosis | Dementia -- TreatmentGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 616.8/3| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC521 .W43 2015 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000006050 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- The life course approach -- The well-connected brain -- Aging, evolution and the brain -- 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 opportunite to delay dementia onset -- Dementia risk reduction (3) multidomain approaches
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