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The Aging Brain and Senile Dementia

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  • © 1977

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Editors:
  1. Kalidas Nandy

    1. Geriatric Research, Educational, and Clinical Center, Veterans Administration Hospital, Bedford, USA
      Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

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  2. Ira Sherwin

    1. Research and Development, Veterans Administration Hospital, Bedford, USA
      Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology (ABBI, volume 23)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Biomedical Aspects of Aging Research

    1. Biomedical Aspects of Aging Research

      • Paul A. L. Haber
      Pages 1-12

  3. Neuroanatomical, Biochemical and Physiological Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Cell Loss with Aging

      • Harold Brody, N. Vijayashankar
      Pages 15-21

    3. Dendritic Changes in Aging Rat Brain: Pyramidal Cell Dendrite Length and Ultrastructure

      • Martin L. Feldman
      Pages 23-37

    4. Differential Changes with Aging in Old and New Cortices

      • Madge E. Scheibel, Arnold B. Scheibel
      Pages 39-58

    5. Effects of Age-Related Random and Coordinated Loss of Memory Engrams on Error Rates During Memory Retrieval

      • Bernard L. Strehler
      Pages 59-83

    6. Changes in EEG Amplitude During Sleep with Age

      • I. Feinberg, S. Hibi, V. R. Carlson
      Pages 85-98

    7. Biochemical Significance of Age Pigment in Neurones

      • A. N. Siakotos, D. Armstrong, N. Koppang, J. Muller
      Pages 99-118

    8. Chromatin in Aging Brain

      • F. Marott Sinex
      Pages 119-140

    9. Effects of Chronic Dosage with Chlorpromazine and Gerovital H3 in the Aging Brain

      • T. Samorajski, Albert Sun, C. Rolsten
      Pages 141-156

    10. Aging of Neurons in Culture

      • F. Howard Schneider, Suzanne G. Rehnberg, Mark P. Bear
      Pages 157-178

  4. Neuropathological and Clinical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Immune Reactions in Aging Brain and Senile Dementia

      • Kalidas Nandy
      Pages 181-196

    3. Reversible Modification of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability to Proteins

      • Stanley I. Rapoport
      Pages 197-208

    4. Neurofibrillary Pathology: An Update

      • Khalid Iqbal, Henryk M. Wisniewski, Inge Grundke-Iqbal, Robert D. Terry
      Pages 209-227

    5. Aluminum and the Genetic Apparatus in Alzheimer Disease

      • Donald R. Crapper, Umberto De Boni
      Pages 229-246

    6. The Fibrous Proteins of Brain: A Primer for Gerontologists

      • Dennis J. Selkoe, Michael L. Shelanski
      Pages 247-263

    7. Cerebral Circulatory and Electroencephalographic Changes in Aging and Dementia

      • Walter D. Obrist
      Pages 265-270

    8. Senile Dementia and Drug Therapy

      • Roland Branconnier, Jonathan O. Cole
      Pages 271-283
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About this book

There are currently about 21 million people over 6S years in the United States and over a million of them suffer from a severe degree of mental impairment. This number will undoubtedly increase as more and more people attain their full lifespan. The Veterans Administration is acutely aware of this problem in the population it serves. Currently, there are about 31 million veterans in the United States. About 13 percent of these veterans are over 6S years of age and the number is expected to increase to 40 percent by the turn of the century. In recognition of the pressing need to address this problem, eight Geriatric Research, Educational and Clinical Centers (GRECC) have been established under the auspices of the Veterans Administration and the guiding spirit of Dr. Paul Haber, Assistant Chief Medical Director for Professional Services, Veterans Administration. The purpose of these centers is to develop a better understanding of the complex biomedical and socio-economic problems of the aged in general and to enhance the quality of life of the older veterans in particular o Gerontologists working towards a better understanding of the aging process and better care of the aged have made major progress in the biomedical field in the last decade. Among the efforts made by the Veterans Administration, the department of Extended Care and Academic Affairs have sponsored a number of symposia in the field of Gerontology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Geriatric Research, Educational, and Clinical Center, Veterans Administration Hospital, Bedford, USA

    Kalidas Nandy

  • Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

    Kalidas Nandy

  • Research and Development, Veterans Administration Hospital, Bedford, USA

    Ira Sherwin

  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Ira Sherwin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Aging Brain and Senile Dementia

  • Editors: Kalidas Nandy, Ira Sherwin

  • Series Title: Advances in Behavioral Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3093-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-3095-0Published: 26 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-3093-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0099-6246

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 307

  • Topics: Public Health

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