Animal models of human cognitive aging

Significant improvements in lifestyle and medical science are leading to an ever increasing elderly population in the United States and other developed nations. The U.S census bureau estimates that the number of people over 65 will nearly double by 2030, and that the elderly will comprise nearly one...

Full description

Other Authors: Bizon, Jennifer L., Woods, Alisa G., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Humana Press, ©2009.
New York : [2009]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 208 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.
Series: Aging medicine.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Normal and Pathological Aging: From Animals to Humans
  • Nonhuman Primate Models of Cognitive Aging
  • Age-Related Effects on Prefrontal Cortical Systems: Translating Between Rodents, Nonhuman Primates, and Humans
  • Comparison of Different Cognitive Rat Models of Human Aging
  • Mouse Models of Cognitive Aging: Behavioral Tasks and Neural Substrates
  • Impact of A #x03B2; and Tau on Cognition in Mouse Models of Alzheimer#x2019;s Disease
  • Hormonal Influences on Brain Aging and Age-Related Cognitive Decline
  • Timing Deficits in Aging and Neuropathology.