| Description |
ix, 755 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Aging of the brain and its impact on cognitive performance : integration of structural and functional findings / Naftali Raz -- 2. Age-related changes in memory : a cognitive neuroscience perspective / Matthew W. Prull / John D.E. Gabrieli and / Silvia A. Bunge -- 3. Implications of perceptual deterioration for cognitive aging research / Bruce A. Schneider and / M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller -- 4. Attention and aging : a functional perspective / Joan M. McDowd and / Raymond J. Shaw -- 5. Human memory / Rose T. Zacks / Lynn Hasher and / Karen Z.H. Li -- 6. Language and speech / Arthur Wingfield and / Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow -- 7. Metacognition in adulthood and old age / Christopher Hertzog and / David F. Hultsch -- 8. Methodological assumptions in cognitive aging research / Timothy A. Salthouse -- 9. Cognitive functioning in very old age / Lars Bäckman / Brent J. Small / Åke Whalin and / Maria Larsson -- 10. Human factors, applied cognition, and aging / Wendy A. Rogers and / Arthur D. Fisk -- 11. Emotion and cognition / Dereck M. Isaacowitz / Susan Turk Charles and / Laura L. Carstensen -- 12. Life-span perspectives on self, personality, and social cognition / Ursula M. Staudinger and / Monisha Pasupathi -- 13. Closing comments / Timothy A. Salthouse and / Fergus I.M. Craik |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cognition in old age.
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Cognition -- Age factors.
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Cognition.
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Age Factors.
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Aging.
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Aged.
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| Author |
Salthouse, Timothy A.
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Craik, Fergus I. M.
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| LC no. |
99031065 |
| ISBN |
0805829660 alkaline paper |
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