The handbook of aging and cognition / edited by Fergus Craik and Timothy A. Salthouse. - 3rd ed. - Mahwah, N.J. : London : Lawrence Erlbaum ; Taylor & Francis [distributor], 2007. - 464 p.

Previous ed.: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Neuroimaging of healthy cognitive aging--genetics of cognitive aging--the neuropsychology of the development of Alzheimer\'s disease--Intelligence, education and the brain reserve hypothesis--Attention--New considerations in aging and memory: the glass may be half full--Working memory, executive control and aging--Language and aging--Knowledge and cognitive aging--Intraindividual variability, cognition and aging--Lifespan cognitive development: the roles of representation and control.

Cognitive aging is a flourishing area of research. This third edition reviews the findings and theories since the previous edition and evaluates the field's points of growth.

9780805859904 (hbk.) : £80.00 080585990X (hbk.) : Đ80.00


Cognition in old age.
Cognition--Age factors
Psychology.
Neurosciences
Psychology of ageing
Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology
Cognition & cognitive psychology
Maturation & ageing

BF724.85.C64 / H36 2007

155.6713 CRA