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Klappentext Applies the brain imaging techniques of neuroscience to the geriatric population. This book examines our understanding of the aging brain. It focuses on specific populations and clinical syndromes. Zusammenfassung Applies the brain imaging techniques of neuroscience to the geriatric population. This book examines our understanding of the aging brain. It focuses on specific populations and clinical syndromes. Inhaltsverzeichnis I INTRODUCTION 1.The Expanding Role of Neuroimaging Research in Geriatric PsychiatryII. IMAGING MODALITIES2. Computed Tomography (CT)3.Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)4. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)5. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)6. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)7. Functional MRIIII IMAGE PROCESSING8. Volumetric analyses of structural imaging data: VBM and ROI-based approaches9. Atrophy Correction for functional imaging analyses10. Common Pitfalls in fMRI analyses11. Software PackagesIV AGING12. Structural brain changes associated with normal aging13. The HAROLD model of neurocognitive aging14. New insights into the functional neuroanatomy of agingV AFFECTIVE DISORDERS 15. Vascular Depression Hypothesis16. Hippocampal Changes with Depression17. White matter abnormalities in geriatric depression18. Late-life bipolar disorderVI COGNITIVE DISORDERS19. Alzheimer's Disease20. Vascular Dementia21. Frontotemporal Dementia22. Mild Cognitive Impairment23. Functional Imaging changes with dementia24. Early detection and monitoring of AD with MRI: the ADNI projectVII PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS25. Late-Life Schizophrenia26. Psychosis of DementiaVIII NEW IMAGING MODALITIES27. Diffusion Tensor imaging (DTI)28. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy29. Magnetization Transfer Ratio (MTR)30. Amyloid imaging...