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Informationen zum Autor Patrick Rabbitt worked for the University of Oxford as a lecturer in psychology (1968-1982); the University of Durham as Professor of Psychology and head of department in (1982-1983); and the University of Manchester, in the Research Chair in Gerontology and Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Age and Cognitive Performance Research Centre (1983-2004). He is currently Associated Researcher at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford. Klappentext In the new edition of The Aging Mind, eminent gerontologist Patrick Rabbitt provides an updated and revised overview of the cognitive changes we experience in the aging process. Zusammenfassung In the new edition of The Aging Mind, eminent gerontologist Patrick Rabbitt provides an updated and revised overview of the cognitive changes we experience in the aging process. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Talking About Old Age Part I What is Aging? Chapter 2 Why and How Do We Age? Chapter 3 How Fast Do We Change? Chapter 4 How Well do We Understand What is Happening to Us? Chapter 5 Biological Signs of Brain Aging Part II Memory Chapter 6 What is Memory For? Chapter 7 Remembering and Planning to Do Things Chapter 8 Who Said That? Chapter 9 Losing and Finding Words and Names Chapter 10 Remembering the Beginnings of Our Lives Chapter 11 Remembering the Rest of Our Lives Part III Senses Chapter 12 Seeing Chapter 13 Hearing Chapter 14 Taste and Smell Chapter 15 Fumbling and Stumbling Part IV Intelligence, Skills and Wisdom Chapter 16 General Smarts Chapter 17 Keeping the Skills We Have Learned Chapter 18 Reading Others’ Minds Part V Living with Aging Chapter 19 Those Old Blues: Depression and Anxiety Chapter 20 The Speed of Thought Chapter 21 Paying Attention Chapter 22 Good Times and Bad Times Chapter 23 Sleep Chapter 24 Time Passing Part VI Aging Well Chapter 25 What Can We Do About All This? ...
