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The mature mind : the positive power of the aging brain / Gene Cohen.
Holman Biotech Commons BF724.6 .C64 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, Gene D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Old age--Psychological aspects.
- Old age.
- Cognition in old age.
- Brain--Aging.
- Brain.
- Learning, Psychology of, in old age.
- Age and intelligence.
- Psychological aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : BasicBooks, 2006.
- Summary:
- Based on the latest studies of the brain, as well as moving stories of men and women in the second half of life, this text reveals how the mind gives "inner pushes" and creates new opportunities for positive change throughout adult life. That growth can be jump-started at any age and under any circumstances, actively building brain reserves and new possibilities.
- Contents:
- 1 The Power of Older Minds 1
- 2 Harnessing Developmental Intelligence 29
- 3 The Second Half of Life: Phases I and II 51
- 4 The Second Half of Life: Phases III and IV 75
- 5 Cognition, Memory, and Wisdom 93
- 6 Cultivating Social Intelligence 115
- 7 Reinventing Retirement 135
- 8 Creativity and Aging 167.
- Notes:
- Originally published: New York: Perseus, 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0465012043
- 9780465012046
- OCLC:
- 73954819
- Publisher Number:
- 9780465012046
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