By Howard J. Aizenstein MD PhD, Charles F. Reynolds III MD, Myra Fernandes MA PhD
This quantity examines the state of the art in our figuring out of the getting older mind throughout the software of mind imaging options of neuroscience to the geriatric inhabitants. by way of exploring the neurobiological facets of geriatric psychological health and wellbeing, scientists can start to comprehend why irregular getting older occurs and what could be performed to regard it.
Researchers within the fields of geriatric psychiatry, cognitive neuropsychology, neurology, neuroradiology, and physics have mixed their services to give this available, compact evaluate of the sector. The bankruptcy authors speak about using photograph modalities and what they could let us know concerning the getting older mind; and current state-of-the-art details on photograph processing and knowledge research within the context of geriatric populations. With this ebook, either amateur and pro investigators can achieve clean, new perception into geriatric psychological well-being.
- The use of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), MRS (magnetic resonance spectroscopy), and different modalities with geriatric populations
- Single photon emission computed tomography) and puppy (positron emission tomography) to geriatric psychological health
- Structural mind alterations linked to basic aging
- Functional neuroanatomy of getting older and cognition
- Brain structural and sensible correlates of Alzheimer's dementia and gentle cognitive impairment
- Neuroimaging in late-life schizophrenia
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