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Front Matter (R1-R14)

Executive Summary (1-6)

1 Understanding the Aging Mind (7-13)

2 Neural Health (14-20)

3 Cognition in Context (21-36)

4 Structure of the Aging Mind (37-53)

5 Implementation (54-63)

References (64-80)

Appendix A: Age-Related Shifts in Neural Circuit Characteristics and Their Impact on Age-Related Cognitive Impairments (81-113)

Appendix B: Homeostatic Processes in Brain Aging: The Role of Apoptosis, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Regulating Healthy Neural Circuitry in the Aging Brain (114-143)

Appendix C: The Bearable Lightness of Aging: Judgment and Decision Processes in Older Adults (144-165)

Appendix D: Cognitive Aging and Adaptive Technologies (166-188)

Appendix E: Health Effects on Cognitive Aging (189-217)

Appendix F: Cultural Variations in Cognition: Implications for Aging Research (218-237)

Appendix G: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain in Nonhuman Primates: A Prospectus for Research on Aging (238-250)

Appendix H: Biographical Sketches (251-258)

Index (259-271)