Our Ageing Brain: How Our Mental Capacities Develop As We Grow Older - Brossura

Aleman, Andre

Brossura

ISBN 10: 192510611X ISBN 13: 9781925106114

Casa editrice: Scribe Pubns Pty Ltd, 2015

Riassunto

We all worry sometimes that our brains—particularly our memories—just don't work as well as they used to. In this illuminating book, internationally acclaimed Dutch neuroscientist André Aleman shows that although the decline in our mental capacities begins earlier than we think, this is not such a bad thing. In fact, older people are more resistant to the effects of stress, cope better with their emotions and with complex situations, and are—generally speaking—happier than their younger counterparts. Our Ageing Brain will change the way we think about age and mental acuity. Drawn from the latest research in cognitive science, it outlines what takes place in the brain as we age, how to recognize the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, how to distinguish fact from fiction when it comes to ways of slowing down the aging process, and the seven most important things we can each do to keep our brains healthy. Published here in English for the first time, this is a refreshing, informative, and ultimately reassuring examination of what happens to our most important organ as we grow older.

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L'autore:

André Aleman is professor of cognitive neuropsychology at the University of Groningen. An internationally respected neuroscientist, he has received international awards and scholarships for his work. In 2011, he published the highly successful Figments of Our Imagination: why we see, hear, and think things that aren’t there (published in Dutch).

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We all worry occasionally that our brains - particularly our memories - just don't work as well as they used to. In this groundbreaking book, Andre Aleman shows that though the decline in our mental capacities begins earlier than we think, this is not such a bad thing. In fact, older people are more resistant to the effects of stress, cope better with their emotions and with complex situations, and are - generally speaking - happier than their younger counterparts. Our Ageing Brain is a refreshing, informative, and ultimately positive book about what happens to our brains as we grow older. Drawing on the latest research, it tells you what takes place in the brain and why, how to recognise the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and how to distinguish fact from fiction when it comes to ways to slow down the ageing process. It concludes with the seven most important things you can do to keep your brain healthy.

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• Editore: Scribe Pubns Pty Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 192510611X
• ISBN 13: 9781925106114
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 200