Handbook of Aging and Cognition
2nd Edition
Published on 1. December 1999
Book
Hardback
704 pages
978-0-8058-2966-2 (ISBN)
Description
Cognitive aging is a flourishing area of research. A significant amount of new data, a number of new theoretical notions, and many new research issues have been generated in the past 10 years. This second edition reviews new findings and theories, enables the reader to assess where the field is today, and evaluates its points of growth.
The chapters are organized to run from a consideration of the neural correlates of age-related changes in cognition, through the "mainstream" topics of perception, attention, memory, and language, to more applied areas, and finally to reviews of cognitive changes in the contexts of emotion, motivation, and personality. This edition has a broader scope than the first, progressing from structural changes in the brain to a consideration of changes in the self concept and in social cognition.
The chapters are organized to run from a consideration of the neural correlates of age-related changes in cognition, through the "mainstream" topics of perception, attention, memory, and language, to more applied areas, and finally to reviews of cognitive changes in the contexts of emotion, motivation, and personality. This edition has a broader scope than the first, progressing from structural changes in the brain to a consideration of changes in the self concept and in social cognition.
More details
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Mahwah
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8058-2966-2 (9780805829662)
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Previous edition
Fergus Craik | Timothy A. Salthouse
Handbook of Aging and Cognition
Book
07/1992
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc
€81.84
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Content
Contents: Preface. N. Raz, Aging of the Brain and Its Impact on Cognitive Performance: Integration of Structural and Functional Findings. M.W. Prull, J.D.E. Gabrieli, S.A. Bunge, Age-Related Changes in Memory: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective. B.A. Schneider, M.K. Pichora-Fuller, Implications of Perceptual Deterioration for Cognitive Aging Research. J.M. McDowd, R.J. Shaw, Attention and Aging: A Functional Perspective. R.T. Zacks, L. Hasher, K.Z.H. Li, Human Memory. A. Wingfield, E.A.L. Stine-Morrow, Language and Speech. C. Hertzog, D.F. Hultsch, Metacognition in Adulthood and Old Age. T.A. Salthouse, Methodological Assumptions in Cognitive Aging Research. L. Baechman, B.J. Small, A. Wahlin, M. Larsson, Cognitive Functioning in Very Old Age. W.A. Roger, A.D. Fisk, Human Factors, Applied Cognition, and Aging. D.M. Isaacowitz, S.T. Charles, L.L. Carstensen, Emotion and Cognition. U.M. Staudinger, M. Pasupathi, Life-Span Perspectives on Self, Personality, and Social Cognition. T.A. Salthouse, F.I.M. Craik, Closing Comments.