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)
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?
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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.
Subject	Brain -- Physiology.
	Brain -- Diseases -- Age factors.
	Brain -- Aging.
	Cognition -- Physiological aspects.
	Neuroplasticity.
	Brain -- physiology.
	Aged.
	Aging -- physiology.
	Cognition -- physiology.
	Neuronal Plasticity.
	MEDICAL -- Neuroscience.
	PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
	Brain -- Aging. (OCoLC)fst00837575
	Brain -- Diseases -- Age factors. (OCoLC)fst00837608
	Brain -- Physiology. (OCoLC)fst00837651
	Cognition -- Physiological aspects. (OCoLC)fst00866471
	Neuroplasticity. (OCoLC)fst01036479
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
Standard No.	9786613594297
ISBN	9780262301336 (electronic bk.)
	0262301334 (electronic bk.)

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