Neuroglia in the Aging Brain (Contemporary Neuroscience)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: January 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 513
ISBN-13: 9780896035942
Subjects: Geriatric medicine; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; cytology; Neuroglia; Cerebral Physiology; Science; Medical / Nursing; Science/Mathematics; Neurology - General; Neuroscience; Medical / Neuroscience; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Aging; Brain; Molecular aspects
First sentence: The cerebral cortex is one of the most important anatomic foundations of cognitive and memory functions; both functions are affected by aging, particularly when this process is associated with dementias such as the Alzheimer type (1,2).