The Aging Mind: Opportunities in Cognitive Research

by and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, Committee on Future Directions for Cognitive Research on Aging, National Research Council

Possible new breakthroughs in understanding the aging mind that can be used to benefit older people are now emerging from research. This volume identifies the key scientific advances and the opportunities they bring. For example, science has learned that among older adults who do not suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, cognitive decline may depend less on loss of brain cells than on changes in the health of neurons and neural networks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309069408
• ISBN13: 9780309069403
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"