Nurturing the Older Brain and Mind

by Raja Parasuraman and Pamela M. Greenwood

Two noted researchers explain scientific evidence that shows why certain experiential and lifestyle factors may promote and maintain cognitive vitality in older adults.

Although our physical abilities clearly decline as we age, cognitive decline in healthy old age is neither universal nor inevitable. In Nurturing the Older Brain, Pamela Greenwood and Raja Parasuraman show that scientific research does not support the popular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262017148
• ISBN13: 9780262017145
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher