Introduction and overview / Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, and Bernd Fritzsch -- Social networks, social relationships, and their effects on the aging mind and brain / Sato Ashida and Ellen J. Schafer -- Aging and the brain / Veena Prahlad and Madhusudana Rao Chikka -- Animal models of pathological aging / Eric B. Emmons, Youngcho Kim, and Nandakumar S. Narayanan -- Humanistic perspectives : arts and the aging mind / Andrea Charise and Margaret L. Eginton -- Medical assessment of the aging mind and brain / T. Scott Diesing and Matthew Rizzo -- Neuropsychological assessment of aging individuals / R. D. Jones -- Normal aging : brain morphologic, chemical and physiologic changes detected within vivo MRI / A. A. Capizzano, T. Moritani, M. Jacob, and David E. Warren -- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging : principles and potential role in understanding brain function / Laura L. Boles Ponto -- Electrophysiological measures of age-related cognitive impairment in humans / David E. Anderson and Olga Taraschenko -- The brain in the wild : tracking human behavior in naturalistic settings / Gabriella E. M. Rizzo and Matthew Rizzo -- Quality of life assessment / Fredric D. Wolinsky and Elena M. Andresen -- Executive functions and behavior across the lifespan / Paul J. Eslinger and Claire Flaherty -- Memory and language in aging : how their shared cognitive processes, neural correlates, and supporting mechanisms change with age / David E. Warren, Rachael Rubin, Samantha Shune, and Melissa C. Duff -- Vision and aging / Cynthia Owsley, Deepta Ghate, and Sachin Kedar -- Aging-related balance impairment and hearing loss / Deema Fattal, Marlan Hansen, and Bernd Fritzsch -- Attention and processing speed / Benjamin D. Lester, Daniel B. Vatterott, and Shaun P. Vecera -- Motor functions and mobility / Warren G. Darling, Kelly J. Cole, and James A. Ashton-Miller -- Incontinence and sexual dysfunction / Karl J. Kreder, Sarah Fraumann Faris, Matthew Rizzo, and Satish S-C. Rao -- Emotional function during aging / Kuan-Hua Chen and Steven W. Anderson -- Alzheimerʹs Disease and mild cognitive impairment / David T. Jones, Marla B. Bruns, and Ronald C. Petersen -- Cerebrovascular disease and white matter disorders / Nandakumar Nagaraja and Enrique C. Leira -- Movement disorders / Dronacharya Lamichhane and Ergun Y. Uc -- Psychiatric disorders / Steven P. Wengel, Roberto F. Cervantes, and William J. Burke -- Encephalopathy / Alberto Serrano-Pozo -- Traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative disease / Dawn McGuire -- Sleep and sleep disorders in older adults / Jon Tippin -- PAIN / Keela Herr, Stephen Gibson, and Thomas Hadjistavropoulos -- The benefits of physical activity on brain structure and function in healthy aging and age-related neurological disease / Michelle W. Voss -- Aging, mind and brain : a human factors engineering perspective / Sara J. Czaja -- Community and long-term care supports for older adults with cognitive decline / Kristine Williams and Ying-Ling Jao -- Neuroethics of aging / Steven Anderson -- The public health challenge presented by the growing population of persons with Alzheimerʹs Disease and other forms of dementia : a survey of American public policy activity / Brian P. Kaskie and Christopher Stamy -- Competency and capacity in the aging adult / Joseph Barrash -- Boomers after the bust : ageism and employment discrimination trends after the Great Recession / Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis and Alison Roh Park -- Science, society, and a vision for mind and brain health across the lifespan / Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, and Bernd Fritzsch.

"Discusses brain functions and behavior across the lifespan, brain disease and dysfunction,optimizing brain function in health and disease, and legal and ethical issues"--