Brain and longevity /

In this third volume on longevity Fondation Ipsen has again collected the most recent results in research on genes and diet in the evolution of human longevity, educational level and longevity, cognitive impairment and survival at older age and other contributions. The preponderance of relatively sh...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Finch, Caleb, 1939-, Robine, Jean-Marie, Christen, Yves
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2003]
Series:Research and perspectives in longevity.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Time and Longevity: An Explanation of the Gap Between Genes and Brains? / Y. Christen
  • Life History and Demographic Aspects of Aging in the Long-Lived Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) / J.D. Congdon, R.D. Nagle, M.F. Osentoski, O.M. Kinney, R.C. van Loben Sels
  • Lipoprotein Genes and Diet in the Evolution of Human Intelligence and Longevity / C.E. Finch, C. Stanford
  • Neural Capital and Life Span Evolution Among Primates and Humans / H. Kaplan
  • How Did Longevity Promote Brain Expansion During Primate Evolution? / S.I. Rapoport
  • Educational Level and Longevity / J.F. Dartigues, L. Letenneur, C. Helmer, Ch. Lewden, G. Chene
  • Incidence of Dementia Related to Medical, Psychological and Social Risk Factors: A Longitudinal Cohort Study During a 25-Year Period / G. Samuelsson, O. Dehlin, B. Hagberg, G. Sundstrom
  • Cognitive Impairment and Survival at Older Age / H. Maier, M. McGue, J.W. Vaupel, K. Christensen
  • What Do We Know About the Cognitive Status of Supercentenarians? / J.-M. Robine, C. Jagger
  • IQ at Age 11 and Longevity: Results from a Follow-Up of the Scottish Mental Survey 1932 / I.J. Deary, L.J. Whalley, J.M. Starr
  • Paths to Longevity in the Highly Intelligent Terman Cohort / H.S. Friedman, Ch. N. Markey.