Nurturing the older brain and mind /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greenwood, Pamela M., 1947-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Parasuraman, R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2012]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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?