Development, Plasticity, & Aging
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Lecture Notes

Study Guide

Lab Activities

Optional Readings

Media (radio, 60 mins each) PRI, Dana Foundation
      Occipital cortex in the blind (Curr Dir)      Learning throughout life; The developing brain ; The teenage brain
      Aging in the human brain (Pardo et al.) Aging & the brain ; Alzheimer's disease  
                                  

                                     USEFUL LINKS

a kid who never grew (genetics of aging)  

Steeling Time: The New Science of Aging (1998) (DVD, three parts of 60 mins each, it's in the library) Media Collection - Ask at Bound Periodicals Desk. Call Number: VT5241 VHS Part One studies why aging evolved in the first place. Part Two analyzes the mechanisms of aging, while Part Three examines the effects of aging on the brain. Part 1 is very good.