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The mature mind : the positive power of the aging brain / Gene D. Cohen.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cohen, Gene D.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Middle age--Psychological aspects.
Middle age.
Middle-aged persons--Psychology.
Middle-aged persons.
Older people--Psychology.
Older people.
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Aging.
Brain--Aging.
Brain.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (257 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Basic Books, 2005.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A renowned psychiatrist and gerontologist draws from more than thirty years of research to show that surprising positive changes in our brains have the powerful potential to enhance, not diminish, our lives after fifty
Contents:
The power of older minds
Harnessing developmental intelligence
The second half of life : phases I and II
The second half of life : phases III and IV
Cognition, memory, and wisdom
Cultivating social intelligence
Reinventing retirement
Creativity and aging.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-281-79443-0
9786613791399
0-7867-2199-5
OCLC:
782879168

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