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A thought-provoking treatise on understanding and treating the aging mind and brain This handbook recognizes the critical issues surrounding mind and brain health by tackling overarching and pragmatic needs so as to better understand these multifaceted issues. This includes summarizing and synthesizing critical evidence, approaches, and strategies from multidisciplinary researchall of which have advanced our understanding of the neural substrates of attention, perception, memory, language, decision-making, motor behavior, social cognition, emotion, and other mental functions. Written by a plethora of health experts from around the world, The Wiley Handbook on the Aging Mind and Brain offers in-depth contributions in 7 sections: Introduction; Methods of Assessment; Brain Functions and Behavior across the Lifespan; Cognition, Behavior and Disease; Optimizing Brain Function in Health and Disease; Forensics, Competence, Legal, Ethics and Policy Issues; and Conclusion and New Directions.

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This book constitutes a well-rounded review of the aging brain including basic neuroscience, normal aging, and how it relates to diseases of aging with ways to assess it. In addition, it tackles the ethical implications of aging now and in the future. The book does a good job of covering the different diseases of aging and groups them according to pathology and modes of treatment. Unique features include concise summaries of the associated basic science and good quality imaging. This is a valuable book for any person wishing to learn more about the aging brain and ways to prevent and treat diseases of the aging brain. It raises awareness of the policy issues that are currently overlooked and emphasizes the importance of understanding the aging brain better. - JANE KHALIFE, MD, Thomas Jefferson University



Table of Contents

List of Contributors viii

Acknowledgments xii

List of Abbreviations xiv

Glossary xx

Part I Introduction 1

1 The Aging Mind and Brain: Overview 3
Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, and Bernd Fritzsch

Part II Theoretical, Animal Models, Social, and Humanistic Perspectives 17

2 Social Networks, Social Relationships, and Their Effects on the Aging Mind and Brain 19
Sato Ashida and Ellen J. Schafer

3 Aging and the Brain 37
Veena Prahlad and Madhusudana Rao Chikka

4 Animal Models of Pathological Aging 61
Eric B. Emmons, Youngcho Kim, and Nandakumar S. Narayanan

5 Humanistic Perspectives: Arts and the Aging Mind 78
Andrea Charise and Margaret L. Eginton

Part III Methods of Assessment 101

6 Medical Assessment of the Aging Mind and Brain 103
T. Scott Diesing and Matthew Rizzo

7 Neuropsychological Assessment of Aging Individuals 130
R. D. Jones

8 Normal Aging: Brain Morphologic, Chemical and Physiologic Changes Detected with in vivo MRI 146
A. A. Capizzano, T. Moritani, M. Jacob, and David E. Warren

9 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging: Principles and Potential Role in Understanding BrainFunction 164
Laura L. Boles Ponto

10 Electrophysiological Measures of Age-Related Cognitive Impairment In Humans 188
David E. Anderson and Olga Taraschenko

11 The Brain in the Wild: Tracking Human Behavior in Naturalistic Settings 204
Gabriella E. M. Rizzo and Matthew Rizzo

12 Quality of Life Assessment 223
Fredric D. Wolinsky and Elena M. Andresen

Part IV Brain Functions and Behavior Across the Lifespan 253

13 Executive Functions and Behavior Across the Lifespan 255
Paul J. Eslinger and Claire Flaherty

14 Memory and Language in Aging: How Their Shared Cognitive Processes, Neural Correlates, andSupporting Mechanisms Change with Age 270
David E. Warren, Rachael Rubin, Samantha Shune, and Melissa C. Duff

15 Vision and Aging 296
Cynthia Owsley, Deepta Ghate, and Sachin Kedar

16 Aging-Related Balance Impairment and Hearing Loss 315
Deema Fattal, Marlan Hansen, and Bernd Fritzsch

17 Attention and Processing Speed 337
Benjamin D. Lester, Daniel B. Vatterott, and Shaun P. Vecera

18 Motor Functions and Mobility 362
Warren G. Darling, Kelly J. Cole, and James A. Ashton-Miller

19 Incontinence and Sexual Dysfunction 389
Karl J. Kreder, Sarah Fraumann Faris, Matthew Rizzo, and Satish S-C. Rao

20 Emotional Function During Aging 417
Kuan-Hua Chen and Steven W. Anderson

Part V Brain Disease and Dysfunction 445

21 Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment 447
David T. Jones, Marla B. Bruns, and Ronald C. Petersen

22 Cerebrovascular Disease and White Matter Disorders 483
Nandakumar Nagaraja and Enrique C. Leira

23 Movement Disorders 523
Dronacharya Lamichhane and Ergun Y. Uc

24 Psychiatric Disorders 541
Steven P. Wengel, Roberto F. Cervantes, and William J. Burke

25 Encephalopathy 553
Alberto Serrano-Pozo

26 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Disease 591
Dawn McGuire

27 Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Older Adults 619
Jon Tippin

28 Pain 628
Keela Herr, Stephen Gibson, and Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Part VI Optimizing Brain Function in Health and Disease 649

29 The Benefits of Physical Activity on Brain Structure and Function in Healthy Aging and Age-RelatedNeurological Disease 651
Michelle W. Voss

30 Aging, Mind and Brain: A Human Factors Engineering Perspective 662
Sara J. Czaja

31 Community and Long-Term Care Supports for Older Adults with Cognitive Decline 673
Kristine Williams and Ying-Ling Jao

Part VII Legal and Ethical Issues 687

32 Neuroethics of Aging 689
Steven Anderson

33 The Public Health Challenge Presented by the Growing Population of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Forms of Dementia: A Survey of American Public Policy Activity 702
Brian P. Kaskie and Christopher Stamy

34 Competency and Capacity in the Aging Adult 723
Joseph Barrash

35 Boomers After the Bust: Ageism and Employment Discrimination Trends After the Great Recession 742
Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis and Alison Roh Park

Part VIII Conclusion 761

36 Science, Society, and a Vision for Mind and Brain Health Across the Lifespan 763
Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, and Bernd Fritzsch

Index 769

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      Publication Date: 30/03/2018
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      Book Synopsis
      A thought-provoking treatise on understanding and treating the aging mind and brain This handbook recognizes the critical issues surrounding mind and brain health by tackling overarching and pragmatic needs so as to better understand these multifaceted issues. This includes summarizing and synthesizing critical evidence, approaches, and strategies from multidisciplinary researchall of which have advanced our understanding of the neural substrates of attention, perception, memory, language, decision-making, motor behavior, social cognition, emotion, and other mental functions. Written by a plethora of health experts from around the world, The Wiley Handbook on the Aging Mind and Brain offers in-depth contributions in 7 sections: Introduction; Methods of Assessment; Brain Functions and Behavior across the Lifespan; Cognition, Behavior and Disease; Optimizing Brain Function in Health and Disease; Forensics, Competence, Legal, Ethics and Policy Issues; and Conclusion and New Directions.

      Trade Review

      This book constitutes a well-rounded review of the aging brain including basic neuroscience, normal aging, and how it relates to diseases of aging with ways to assess it. In addition, it tackles the ethical implications of aging now and in the future. The book does a good job of covering the different diseases of aging and groups them according to pathology and modes of treatment. Unique features include concise summaries of the associated basic science and good quality imaging. This is a valuable book for any person wishing to learn more about the aging brain and ways to prevent and treat diseases of the aging brain. It raises awareness of the policy issues that are currently overlooked and emphasizes the importance of understanding the aging brain better. - JANE KHALIFE, MD, Thomas Jefferson University



      Table of Contents

      List of Contributors viii

      Acknowledgments xii

      List of Abbreviations xiv

      Glossary xx

      Part I Introduction 1

      1 The Aging Mind and Brain: Overview 3
      Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, and Bernd Fritzsch

      Part II Theoretical, Animal Models, Social, and Humanistic Perspectives 17

      2 Social Networks, Social Relationships, and Their Effects on the Aging Mind and Brain 19
      Sato Ashida and Ellen J. Schafer

      3 Aging and the Brain 37
      Veena Prahlad and Madhusudana Rao Chikka

      4 Animal Models of Pathological Aging 61
      Eric B. Emmons, Youngcho Kim, and Nandakumar S. Narayanan

      5 Humanistic Perspectives: Arts and the Aging Mind 78
      Andrea Charise and Margaret L. Eginton

      Part III Methods of Assessment 101

      6 Medical Assessment of the Aging Mind and Brain 103
      T. Scott Diesing and Matthew Rizzo

      7 Neuropsychological Assessment of Aging Individuals 130
      R. D. Jones

      8 Normal Aging: Brain Morphologic, Chemical and Physiologic Changes Detected with in vivo MRI 146
      A. A. Capizzano, T. Moritani, M. Jacob, and David E. Warren

      9 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging: Principles and Potential Role in Understanding BrainFunction 164
      Laura L. Boles Ponto

      10 Electrophysiological Measures of Age-Related Cognitive Impairment In Humans 188
      David E. Anderson and Olga Taraschenko

      11 The Brain in the Wild: Tracking Human Behavior in Naturalistic Settings 204
      Gabriella E. M. Rizzo and Matthew Rizzo

      12 Quality of Life Assessment 223
      Fredric D. Wolinsky and Elena M. Andresen

      Part IV Brain Functions and Behavior Across the Lifespan 253

      13 Executive Functions and Behavior Across the Lifespan 255
      Paul J. Eslinger and Claire Flaherty

      14 Memory and Language in Aging: How Their Shared Cognitive Processes, Neural Correlates, andSupporting Mechanisms Change with Age 270
      David E. Warren, Rachael Rubin, Samantha Shune, and Melissa C. Duff

      15 Vision and Aging 296
      Cynthia Owsley, Deepta Ghate, and Sachin Kedar

      16 Aging-Related Balance Impairment and Hearing Loss 315
      Deema Fattal, Marlan Hansen, and Bernd Fritzsch

      17 Attention and Processing Speed 337
      Benjamin D. Lester, Daniel B. Vatterott, and Shaun P. Vecera

      18 Motor Functions and Mobility 362
      Warren G. Darling, Kelly J. Cole, and James A. Ashton-Miller

      19 Incontinence and Sexual Dysfunction 389
      Karl J. Kreder, Sarah Fraumann Faris, Matthew Rizzo, and Satish S-C. Rao

      20 Emotional Function During Aging 417
      Kuan-Hua Chen and Steven W. Anderson

      Part V Brain Disease and Dysfunction 445

      21 Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment 447
      David T. Jones, Marla B. Bruns, and Ronald C. Petersen

      22 Cerebrovascular Disease and White Matter Disorders 483
      Nandakumar Nagaraja and Enrique C. Leira

      23 Movement Disorders 523
      Dronacharya Lamichhane and Ergun Y. Uc

      24 Psychiatric Disorders 541
      Steven P. Wengel, Roberto F. Cervantes, and William J. Burke

      25 Encephalopathy 553
      Alberto Serrano-Pozo

      26 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Disease 591
      Dawn McGuire

      27 Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Older Adults 619
      Jon Tippin

      28 Pain 628
      Keela Herr, Stephen Gibson, and Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

      Part VI Optimizing Brain Function in Health and Disease 649

      29 The Benefits of Physical Activity on Brain Structure and Function in Healthy Aging and Age-RelatedNeurological Disease 651
      Michelle W. Voss

      30 Aging, Mind and Brain: A Human Factors Engineering Perspective 662
      Sara J. Czaja

      31 Community and Long-Term Care Supports for Older Adults with Cognitive Decline 673
      Kristine Williams and Ying-Ling Jao

      Part VII Legal and Ethical Issues 687

      32 Neuroethics of Aging 689
      Steven Anderson

      33 The Public Health Challenge Presented by the Growing Population of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Forms of Dementia: A Survey of American Public Policy Activity 702
      Brian P. Kaskie and Christopher Stamy

      34 Competency and Capacity in the Aging Adult 723
      Joseph Barrash

      35 Boomers After the Bust: Ageism and Employment Discrimination Trends After the Great Recession 742
      Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis and Alison Roh Park

      Part VIII Conclusion 761

      36 Science, Society, and a Vision for Mind and Brain Health Across the Lifespan 763
      Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, and Bernd Fritzsch

      Index 769

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