A single volume of 85 articles, the Handbook of the Neurobiology of
Aging is an authoritative selection of relevant chapters from the
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, the most comprehensive source of
neuroscience information assembled to date (AP Oct 2008).
The study of neural aging is a central topic in neuroscience,
neuropsychology and gerontology. Some well-known age-related
neurological diseases include Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, but even
more common are problems of aging which are not due to disease but
to more subtle impairments in neurobiological systems, including
impairments in vision, memory loss, muscle weakening, and loss of
reproductive functions, changes in body weight, and sleeplessness.
As the average age of our society increases, diseases of aging
become more common and conditions associated with aging need more
attention by doctors and researchers.
This book offers an overview of topics related to neurobiological
impairments which are related to the aging brain and nervous
system. Coverage ranges from animal models to human imaging,
fundamentals of age-related neural changes and pathological
neurodegeneration, and offers an overview of structural and
functional changes at the molecular, systems, and cognitive levels.
Key pathologies such as memory disorders, Alzheimer's, dementia,
Down syndrome, Parkinson's, and stroke are discussed, as are
cutting edge interventions such as cell replacement therapy and
deep brain stimulation. There is no other current single-volume
reference with such a comprehensive coverage and depth.
Authors selected are the internationally renowned experts for the
particular topics on which they write, and the volume is richly
illustrated with over 100 color figures. A collection of articles
reviewing our fundamental knowledge of neural aging, the book
provides an essential, affordable reference for scientists in all
areas of Neuroscience, Neuropsychology and Gerontology.
* The most comprehensive source of up-to-date data on the
neurobiology of aging, review articles cover: normal, sensory and
cognitive aging; neuroendocrine, structural and molecular factors;
and fully address both patholgy and intervention
* Chapters represent an authoritative selection of relevant
material from the most comprehensive source of information about
neuroscience ever assembled, (Encyclopedia of Neuroscience),
synthesizing information otherwise
dispersed across a number of journal articles and book chapters,
and saving researchers the time consuming process of finding and
integrating this information themselves
* Offering outstanding scholarship, each chapter is written by an
expert in the topic area and over 20% of chapters feature
international contributors, (representing 11 countries)
* Provides more fully vetted expert knowledge than any existing
work with broad appeal for the US, UK and Europe, accurately
crediting the contributions to research in those regions
* Fully explores various pathologies associated with the aging
brain (Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, memory disorders,
stroke, Down's syndrome, etc.)
* Coverage of disorders and key interventions makes the volume
relevant to clinicians as well as researchers
* Heavily illustrated with over 100 color figures
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