| Description |
182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Maps of the mind |
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Maps of the mind.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-174) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Brain -- Aging.
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Brain -- Popular Works.
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Aged.
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Aging -- physiology -- Popular Works.
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| ISBN |
0231120249 cloth alkaline paper |
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