aging brain

Question 1

aging brain

Answer 1

cognitive neuroscience
health psychology
gerontology

normal changes rather diseases

Question 2

structural / functional changes

Answer 2

brain loses its volume after 40

neural inefficiency - suppression of brain activity and cognitive decline

loss of neural distinctiveness and differentiation

demyelination
neurochemical

Question 3

demyelination

Answer 3

general decline in integrity and regenerative capacity of white matter

Question 4

neurochemical changes

Question 5

sensation

Answer 5

process of receiving info

stimuli obtained from sensory organs

results in perception

biological procedure

Question 6

perception

Answer 6

interpreting the information through five senses

info sent to the brain through sensation

results in interpreting

psychological significance - experiences and ideologies