Cognitive Aging : A Primer

by Park; Denise C.

• ISBN13: 9781841694313
• ISBN10: 1841694312
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-11-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

As our society ages, the topic of cognitive aging is becoming increasingly important. This volume provides an accessible overview of how the cognitive system changes as a function of normal aging. Building on the successful first edition, this volume provide an even more comprehensive coverage of the major issues affecting memory, attention, language, speech and other aspects of cognitive functioning. The essential chapters from the first edition have been thoroughly revised and updated and new chapters have been introduced which draw in neuroscience studies and more applied topics. In addition, contributors were encouraged to ensure their chapters are accessible to students studying the topic for the first time. This therefore makes the volume appealing as a textbook on senior undergraduate and graduate courses.

Table of Contents

Overview: Neuropsychology and Aging

Major Classes of Age-Related Cognitive Disorders

Mild Cognitive Disorders: Age-Associated Memory Impairment and Mild Cognitive Impairment

Late-Life Depression

Late-Life Psychoses

Alzheimer's Diseas

Vascular Dementia

Parkinson's Disease and Diffuse Lewy-Body Dementia

Frontotemporal Dementia and Variant

Degenerative Basal Ganglia Dementias

Delirium and Confusional States due to Medical Conditions and Medications

Summary and Future

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