Memory, ageing and Alzheimer's disease: the case for Malaysia

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah
• مؤلفون آخرون: Noor, Noraini M.
• التنسيق: فصل الكتاب
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Pearson 2012
• الموضوعات: BF636 Applied psychology
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://irep.iium.edu.my/30596/1/Memory%2CAgeing.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/30596/

The chapter starts with a section on ageing and memory. It aims to provide some answers as to why increased age is commonly associated with a decline in cognitive ability, especially memory performance. A section on AD is first presented, followed by a discussion of the potential of newly developed of non-biological explanations for the disease. The chapter concludes with some recommendations to approach ageing by providing more emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention in elder persons.