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STEP 5: UNDERSTANDING WHO THE TARGET POPULATION IS, WHEN TO START APPLYING THESE INTERVENTIONS, AND WHEN TO STOP
STEP 6: UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL FOR BRAIN CHANGES (NEUROPLASTICITY), THE CAPACITY OF THE BRAIN TO GENERATE NEW BRAIN CELLS (NEUROGENESIS), AND THE CONCEPT OF COGNITIVE RESERVE
STEP 7: UNDERSTANDING THE DIRECTIONS THAT FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS TO TAKE TO MAKE HEALTHY BRAIN AGING A REALITY FOR ALL
STEP 8: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT, HEALTH-INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN PROMOTING HEALTHY BRAIN AGING
STEP 9: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF PHYSICIANS AND INDIVIDUALS IN PROMOTING HEALTHY BRAIN AGING
Chapter 2. Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cerebrovascular Disease Burden, and Healthy Brain Aging
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND DEPRESSION
POTENTIAL MECHANISMS BY WHICH CEREBROVASCULAR BURDEN INFLUENCES THE HEALTHY BRAIN
CHANGING CLINICAL PRACTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
Chapter 3. Healthy Brain Aging: Effect of Head Injury, Alcohol and Environmental Toxins
HEAD INJURY AND RISK FOR DEMENTIA
ALCOHOL AND HEALTHY AGING BRAIN
HEALTHY AGING BRAIN AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS
Chapter 6. Healthy Brain Aging: What Has Sleep Got To Do With It?
SLEEP AND ITS EFFECT ON COGNITION
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND THE HEALTHY AGING BRAIN
SLEEP AND SLEEP DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT/IMPROVEMENT FROM MEDICATIONS USED FOR SLEEP
Chapter 7. Endocrine Aspects of Healthy Brain Aging
DIABETES MELLITUS AND INSULIN RESISTANCE
TESTOSTERONE AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION
ESTROGEN AND HORMONE THERAPY IN WOMEN
DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE AND PREGNENOLONE
Chapter 8. Healthy Brain Aging: Role of Exercise and Physical Activity
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THE PREVENTION OF DEMENTIA, AD, OR COGNITIVE DECLINE
Chapter 9. Nutrition and the Brain
DIABETES MELLITUS AND MEMORY
FREE RADICALS AND OXIDATIVE DAMAGE
DIETARY PATTERNS AND DEMENTIA
Chapter 10. Healthy Brain Aging: Role of Cognitive Reserve, Cognitive Stimulation, and Cognitive Exercises
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND HYPOTHESES
COGNITIVELY STIMULATING LIFESTYLES: WHAT IS KNOWN?
COGNITIVE TRAINING INTERVENTIONS: WHAT IS KNOWN?
POTENTIAL MECHANISMS FOR NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE STIMULATION AND TRAINING
IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
KEY GAPS IN RESEARCH AND SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO FILL THESE GAPS
Chapter 11. Dementia Risk Prediction: Are We There Yet?
PREVIOUS DEMENTIA RISK PREDICTOR STUDIES
Chapter 12. Potential Future Neuroprotective Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disorders and Stroke
TARGETING SPECIFIC MECHANISMS OF DISEASE PATHOGENESIS
Chapter 13. Healthy Aging Persons and Their Brains: Promoting Resilience Through Creative Engagement
CREATIVITY, RESILIENCE, AND AGING: LEO AND MRS G
WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE PERSON IS USUALLY GOOD FOR THE BRAIN
IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND POLICY