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a life course approach

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Understanding brain aging and dementia

a life course approach

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A major new synthesis of the science behind dementia, identifying the genetic factors that contribute to the pace of aging and showing how behaviors starting in childhood can influence how we age. -- from back cover.

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Language
English
Pages
403

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Cover of: Understanding Brain Aging and Dementia
Understanding Brain Aging and Dementia: A Life Course Approach
2015, Columbia University Press
in English
Cover of: Understanding brain aging and dementia
Understanding brain aging and dementia: a life course approach
2015, Columbia University Press
in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction
The life course approach
The well-connected brain
Evolution, aging, and dementia
The aging brain
The biology of the dementias
The disconnected mind
Emotional aging
Dementia syndromes
Dementia risk reduction, 1: concepts, reserve and early life opportunities
Dementia risk reduction, 2: midlife opportunities to delay dementia onset
Dementia risk reduction, 3: multidomain approaches.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
616.8/3
Library of Congress
RC521 .W43 2015, RC521

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxiv, 403 pages
Number of pages
403

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27203569M
Internet Archive
understandingbra0000whal
ISBN 10
0231163827, 0231163835
ISBN 13
9780231163828, 9780231163835
LCCN
2014036252
OCLC/WorldCat
890851066

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