The Aging Dimension

Matilda White Riley, Joseph D. Matarazzo and Andrew Baum

List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Aging, Health, and Social Change: An Overview Matilda White Riley 2. Psychosocial Perspectives on Aging George L. Maddox 3. Aging and Human Performance K. Warner Schaie 4. A Note on Differences and Changes in Memory with Age David Arenberg 5. A Model System Approach to Aging and the Neuronal Bases of Learning and Memory Richard F. Thompson and Diana Woodruff-Pak 6. Environmental Influences on the Brain During Aging Caleb E. Finch 7. Immunity and Aging Immunologic and Behavioral Perspectives Norman S. Braveman 8. Immunity and Aging: Experimental and Clinical Studies Marvin Stein, Steven J. Schleifer, Steven E. Keller 9. Interventions and Aging: A Note on Biomedical Perspective Edward L. Schneider 10. Intervention and Aging: Enrichment and Prevention Judith Rodin, Cheryl Cashman, Laurie Desiderato. Author Index. Subject Index.