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Cognitive Reserve Theory and Application - Studies on Neuropsychology, Neurology, and Cognition Author: Stern Cognitive reserve has emerged as a powerful concept for interpreting individual differences in susceptibility to, and recovery from, brain injury or pathology. Underlying cognitive reserve is the idea that individual differences in how cognitive tasks are mediated in the brain allow some people to cope with pathology to a greater degree than oth...  more »ers. "Cognitive Reserve: Theory and Applications" describes in-depth the source of these individual differences. This volume provides a comprehensive review of theory, research and clinical application of the cognitive reserve. Chapters explore the theoretical underpinnings of cognitive reserve, and evidence for its existence. Various approaches for studying this concept are addressed, including epidemiologic, cognitive experimental, and neuroimaging. Possible genetic and physiologic underpinnings of cognitive reserve are presented. Application of this concept to a wide range of situations, including child development, aging, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, HIV, and head injury is discussed. The result is an up to date, global treatment of cognitive reserve that will be of interest to someone new to the concept or the experienced investigator.  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9781841694740 ISBN-10: 1841694746 Publication Date: 10/30/2006 Pages: 344 Rating: Currently 0/5 Stars.   ? 0 stars, based on 0 rating Publisher: Psychology Press Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 0 Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

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