Handbook of the Aging Brain

263 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Handbook of the Aging Brain brings together diverse scientific disciplines to cover the most recent research findings in an easy-to-read summary. Scientists and clinicians will find a wide spectrum of subjects including gerontology, neurology, psychology, molecular biology, and cellular biology. The book includes general chapters on the neuroanatomy and neurobiology of the aging brain, and moves on to discussion of specifics including signal transduction, cell death, and specific cellular and neurological changes associated with dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. Other chapters discuss the affect of aging on learning and memory, language, and cognition.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziale Dienste und Sozialwesen, Kriminologie
• ISBN: 9780127346106
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.07.1998
• Größe: 236 x 159 mm
• Verlag: Elsevier Science
• Herausgegeben von: Eugenia Wang, D Stephen Snyder