Sense and Senility

Examining the neurological changes that can be found in the old, this text looks at both those who are neurologically and psychiatrically healthy, and those with common neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease.

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Examining the neurological changes that can be found in the old, this text looks at both those who are neurologically and psychiatrically healthy, and those with common neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease. The ways in which these changes are brought about and their progress in the brain are discussed, as well as their causes in relation to environmental and genetic factors. The effects of these changes on brain fuction are also covered.