
The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging
A Life Course Perspective
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About this book
Decades of research have demonstrated that normal aging is accompanied by cognitive change. Much of this change has been conceptualized as a decline in function. However, age-related changes are not universal, and decrements in older adult performance may be moderated by experience, genetics, and environmental factors. Cognitive aging research to date has also largely emphasized biological changes in the brain, with less evaluation of the range of external contributors to behavioral manifestations of age-related decrements in performance. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge cognitive aging research through the lens of a life course perspective that takes into account both behavioral and neural changes. Focusing on the fundamental principles that characterize a life course approach - genetics, early life experiences, motivation, emotion, social contexts, and lifestyle interventions - this handbook is an essential resource for researchers in cognition, aging, and gerontology.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Models of Cognitive Aging
- Part I Summary: Models of Cognitive Aging
- Part II Mechanisms of Cognitive Aging
- Part II Summary: Mechanisms of Cognitive Aging
- Part III Aging in a Socioemotional Context
- Part III Summary: Aging in a Social Context
- Part IV Cognitive, Social, and Biological Factors across the Lifespan
- Part IV Summary: Early Life and Biological Factors
- Part V Later Life and Interventions
- Part V Summary: Later Life and Interventions
- Index