Normal ageing - Samenvattingen en Aantekeningen

Lecture summaries for Advanced Neuropsychology topics including related reading material. Various neuropsychology topics include: Neuropsychology introduction, Perception, Memory, Attention, Normal vs Pathological Ageing, Neuropsychology at the next level (advancements), Social cognition, Language, Executive Functions.

This document provides summaries for weeks 2 through 7, covering the articles assigned for the lectures and exam preparation. Some specific results and details are excluded, as they may not be essential for the exam. Please note that the summaries for weeks 8 and 9 are not included.

This document contains a summary of all the lectures of the course Neuropsychology of Ageing given at VU Amsterdam. It contains lecture notes as well as a list of abbreviations and my notes from corresponding literature

This is a comprehensive summary of the course Neuropsychology of Ageing and Dementia (formerly known as Gerontology). The summary contains material from all the lectures. It is a really comprehensive summary of all the important concepts. There are also clarifying pictures in the summary. I passed the course with a really good grade after learning this summary. Good luck learning!

Consists of all the mandatory articles: Week 1:  Martin et al. (2015). Defining Successful Aging: A Tangible or Elusive Concept? The Gerontologist, 55, 14-35.  Pasternak, E. & Smith, G.(2019). Cognitive and neuropsychological examination of the elderly. In Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Vol. 167, 89-104. Week 2:  Peters, R. (2006). Ageing and the brain. Postgrad Med J, 82, 84–88.  Livingston et al. 2020. Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lanc...