Introduction
Talking about old age
What is aging?
Why and how do we age?
How fast do we change?
How well do we understand what is happening to us?
Biological signs of brain aging
Memory
What is memory for?
Remembering and planning to do things
Who said that?
Losing and finding words and names
Remembering the beginnings of our lives
Remembering the rest of our lives
Senses
Seeing
Hearing
Taste and smell
Fumbling and stumbling
Intelligence, skills and wisdom
General smarts
Keeping the skills we have learned
Reading others' minds
Living with aging
Those old blues : depression and anxiety
The speed of thought
Paying attention
Good times and bad
Sleep
Time passing
Aging well
What can we do about all this?