The Neuropsychology of Aging

The Neuropsychology of Aging is a comprehensive yet concise introduction to what is currently known about the impact of aging on brain function.

List of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgements. Part I: Introduction and Overview:. 1. Neuropsychological Approaches to Processes of Aging. 2. Neuropsychological Assessment in Adulthood and Aging. 3. Methods of Assessing the Aging Brain. Part II: Aging and the Nervous System:. 4. Normal Aging in the Peripheral Nervous System. 5. Normal Aging in the Brain. 6. Neuropsychological Brain Aging. 7. Emotion, Aging and Brain Function. Part III: Human Behaviour: A Neuropsychological Perspective:. 8. Arousal and Sleep. 9. Response Speed and Timing in Behaviour. 10. Intelligence. 11. Learning and Memory. 12. Language and Communication. 13. Executive Function, Attention and Working Memory. Part IV: The Future:. 14. Prospects on the Neuropsychology of Aging. References. Index.