Our Ageing Brain : How Our Mental Capacities Develop As We Grow Older
- Bib ID:
- 8037622
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Aleman, Andre
- Online Access:
- National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia
- Related Online Resources:
- Thumbnail
- Access Conditions:
- National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries
- Description:
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- Scribe Publications, 2014
- Scribe Pubns Pty Ltd., 2014
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- Invalid ISBN:
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- 1925113256
- 9781925113259
- Summary:
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An international bestseller delivering good news on brain function and ageing We all worry sometimes that our brains - particularly our memories - just don't work as well as they used to. In this illuminating book, internationally acclaimed Dutch neuroscientist André Aleman shows that although the decline in our mental capacities begins earlier than we think, this is not such a bad thing. In fact, older people are more resistant to the effects of stress, cope better with their emotions and with complex situations, and are - generally speaking - happier than their younger counterparts. Our Ageing Brain will change the way we think about age and mental acuity. Drawn from the latest research in cognitive science, it outlines what takes place in the brain as we age, how to recognise the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and how to distinguish fact from fiction when it comes to ways of slowing down the ageing process. It concludes with the seven most important things we can each do to keep our brains healthy. Published here in English for the first time, this is a refreshing, informative, and ultimately reassuring examination of what happens to our most important organ as we grow older.
- Full contents:
- About the Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1 'Everything Goes So Fast These Days'; 2 A Calm Disposition; 3 Grey Cells; 4 Forgetfulness or Dementia?; 5 Body and Mind; 6 Pills, Powders, and Push-ups; 7 With Age Comes Wisdom; 8 The Best Possible Brain; Notes; Bibliography; Illustration credits.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- Subject:
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- Ability, Influence of age on
- Age and intelligence
- Aging -- Psychological aspects
- Cognition disorders in old age -- Popular works
- Cognition in old age
- Human information processing -- Age factors
- Older people -- Mental health -- Popular works
- Brain -- Aging
- Brain
- Nervous system -- Degeneration
- Aptitude -- Facteurs liés à l'âge -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Cerveau -- Vieillissement -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Cognition chez la personne âgée -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Intelligence -- Facteurs liés à l'âge -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Personnes âgées -- Santé mentale -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Traitement de l'information chez l'homme -- Facteurs liés à l'âge
- Troubles de la cognition chez la personne âgée -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Vieillissement -- Aspect psychologique -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation
- Cognition disorders in old age
- Coping with old age
- Family & health
- Family & Relationships - Aging
- Health & Fitness - General
- HEALTH & FITNESS / General
- Neurosciences
- Older people -- Mental health
- Popular science
- Science / Life Sciences / Neuroscience
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience
- Social Science - Gerontology
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Mills, Annette, translator
- Available From:
- Baker & Taylor
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1786 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1716
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