The handbook of aging and cognition / edited by Fergus I.M. Craik, Timothy A. Salthouse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Craik, Fergus I. M.

Salthouse, Timothy A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognition in old age.

Cognition--Age factors.

Cognition.

Physical Description:

ix, 657 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, 2008.

Summary:

Cognitive aging is a flourishing area of research. A significant amount of new data, a number of new theoretical notions, and many new research issues have been generated in the past 10 years. This new edition reviews new findings and theories, enables the reader to assess where the field is today, and evaluates its points of growth.

Contents:

1 Neuroimaging of Healthy Cognitive Aging / Nancy A. Dennis, Roberto Cabeza 1

2 Genetics of Cognitive Aging / Matt McGue, Wendy Johnson 55

3 The Neuropsychology of the Development of Alzheimer's Disease / Marilyn S. Albert 97

4 Intelligence, Education, and the Brain Reserve Hypothesis / Helen Christensen, Kaarin J. Anstey, Liana S. Leach, Andrew J. Mackinnon 133

5 Attention / Arthur F. Kramer, David J. Madden 189

6 New Considerations in Aging and Memory: The Glass May Be Half Full / Mark A. McDaniel, Gilles O. Einstein, Larry L. Jacoby 251

7 Working Memory, Executive Control, and Aging / Todd S. Braver, Robert West 311

8 Language and Aging / Deborah M. Burke, Meredith A. Shafto 373

9 Knowledge and Cognitive Aging / Phillip L. Ackerman 445

10 Intraindividual Variability, Cognition, and Aging / David F. Hultsch, Esther Strauss, Michael A. Hunter, Stuart W. S. MacDonald 491

11 Lifespan Cognitive Development: The Roles of Representation and Control / Fergus I. M. Craik, Ellen Bialystok 557.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780805859904

080585990X

OCLC:

136780788

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