HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Aging Brain, Vascular Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
11 Apr 2016
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Learning objectives: changes in psychological functioning (normal, changes in psychological functional (abnormal) The aging brain : our brains shrink as we age, parts of our brains learn some neurones, brain, these changes take place gradually throughout life. Five psychological functions affected by aging: memory, learning. The contextual approach: many conditions in uence memory: Memory: what people believe and feel about their memory may be as important as their actual memory, can improve memory through practice and intervention. Creativity: what does it mean to be creative in later life, creativity does not decrease, everyone is creative in their everyday lives. Dementia disorders: prevalence, in 2011, over 700,000 canadians were living with alzheimer"s disease and other dementias. The human brain: the real work of your brain goes on in individual cells. An adult brain contains about 100 billion nerve cells, or neurones, with branches that connect at more than 100 trillion points.
