Virtual Course
The average lifespan is increasing across the globe, and with it, the social and economic concerns of caring for an aging population.Dr. Brian Levine, a board certified clinical neuropsychologist and expert on human memory, will explain the processes underlying healthy brain aging, how healthy aging is differentiated from dementia and how the major dementia syndromes are recognized.
Instructor
Brian Levine
Professor
Psychology and Neurology
University of Toronto
Course Objectives:
Describe the effects of aging on human brain function
List what mental functions are preserved, impaired, or enhanced in human aging
Understand the differences between normal and pathological brain aging
Analyze brain imaging for what it tells us about how the brain compensates for age-related changes
Describe and list how to maintain healthy brain function into old age
Organization: Scientific American
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Q&A Sessions Mon, March 17, 2014 – Fri, March 21, 2014
12:00 – 12:30 PM, EST
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