Enhancing the mind? Memory medicine, dementia, and the aging brain

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-355

  Katz, Stephen ^a   Peters, Kevin R ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Anti aging; Biosociality; Cholinesterase inhibitors; Neurosciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349088890     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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