Aging and the Brain

3 Credits

To address questions of the primary causes of aging and the history of research on aging. Theories of aging will be applied to the brain and cognitive decline and include biomarkers from biochemistry to physiology, through to structural changes. Differences in the rate of aging due to sex, resilience, compensation, and cognitive reserve, and the role of aging in disease will be discussed. Finally, therapeutic implications and related topics will be explored.