Aging Brain

Gregory R. Samanez-Larkin, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, in the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University.  His research examines how individual and age differences in motivation and cognition influence decision making across the life span. This research is at the intersection of a number of subfields within psychology, neuroscience, and economics including human development, affective science, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral economics, and finance. He uses a combination of behavioral and neuroimaging techniques ranging from detailed measurement of functional brain activity (fMRI) and neuroreceptors (PET) in the laboratory to experience sampling in everyday life. Greg lives in Durham, NC. Visit www.mcablab.science, and follow GregoryRSL.

• ContributorsPrefaceGregory R. Samanez-LarkinIntroductionGregory R. Samanez-LarkinChapter : Structure and Function of the Aging BrainR. Nathan Spreng and Gary R. TurnerChapter 2: Neural Mechanisms Underlying Age-Related Changes in Attentional SelectivityBriana L. Kennedy and Mara MatherChapter 3: Learning and Memory in the Aging Brain: The Function of Declarative and Nondeclarative Memory Over the LifespanNichole R. Lighthall, Lindsay B. Conner, and Kelly S. GiovanelloChapter 4: Age-Related Changes in Episodic MemoryAudrey Duarte and Elizabeth KensingerChapter 5: Motivated Memory, Learning, and Decision-Making in Older Age: Shifts in Priorities and GoalsMary B. Hargis, Alexander L. M. Siegel, and Alan D. CastelChapter : Social Function and Motivation in the Aging BrainAngela Gutchess and Gregory R. Samanez-LarkinChapter 7: Compensation and Brain Aging: A Review and Analysis of EvidenceLaura B. Zahodne and Patricia A. Reuter-LorenzChapter 8: Risk and Protective Factors in Cognitive Aging: Advances in Assessment, Prevention, and Promotion of Alternative PathwaysRoger A. Dixon and Margie E. LachmanIndexAbout the Editor

Finalist in the 2 2 PROSE Awards The target audience for this edited volume is researchers in the neuroscience and psychology of aging amp hellip . For the intended audience amp hellip this book makes an excellent contribution to knowledge amp hellip . Highly recommended. (Choice) Written by knowledgeable experts, this remarkably readable book provides a comprehensive overview of the best research on the aging brain, encompassing cognitive, emotional, social, and motivational processes. What sets this book apart from others, however, is a refreshingly contemporary emphasis on functional adaptation - the ability to cope, compensate, and continue to develop as the brain ages.- Valerie F. Reyna, PhD, Lois and Melvin Tukman Professor; Director, Human Neuroscience Institute; Co-Director, Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY In this book, the authors emphasize strategies rather than abilities, which reflects a shift in thinking from age-related amp quot impairments amp quot to amp quot differences amp quot that might have multiple causes. They also provide timely and thoughtful discussions of neural compensation in aging and protective/moderating factors on age effects.- Cheryl L. Grady, PhD, Senior Scientist, Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest; Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada This volume presents an important synthesis of what we know about the brain as people age. Contributors present thorough overviews and helpful calls for future research. A must-read for any researchers interested in memory over the lifespan.- Eric J. Johnson, PhD, Norman Eig Professor of Business, and Director, Center for the Decision Sciences, Columbia Business School, Columbia University, New York, NY