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The Ageing Brain Lawrence J. Whalley

The Ageing Brain By Lawrence J. Whalley

The Ageing Brain by Lawrence J. Whalley


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Summary

How and why our brains age, and what we can do to prevent brain ageing and mental deterioration.

The Ageing Brain Summary

The Ageing Brain by Lawrence J. Whalley

We joke about growing old. From the viewpoint of youth, old age holds few if any rewards - at best those of increased dignity and wisdom. But as Lawrence Whalley shows in this fascinating overview of the ageing brain, we now have cause to be optimistic about old age. In surveying the prospects of slowing or even preventing the worst effects of brain ageing, Whalley looks at the development of the brain and how this is influenced by environmental factors such as diet and stress; the biological and psychological mechanisms of brain injury and disease, and the range of possible treatments and preventatives; individual differences in brain ageing, and the relative roles of nature and nurture in determining our mental abilities.

About Lawrence J. Whalley

Lawrence Whalley is Professor of Mental Health at the University of Aberdeen. He works on the molecular biology of ageing, in particular dementia in Alzheimer's disease.

Additional information

GOR002350913
9780753813614
0753813610
The Ageing Brain by Lawrence J. Whalley
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
20021205
192
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