ImagingandtheAgingBrain

Advancesinimagingareoccurringatabriskpace,andimagingtechniqueshavegreatpotentialtoactaspre-symptomaticpredictorsofdiseaseaswellastochartthecourseofadisease.Neuroimaginghasgreatlyadvancedtheunderstandingofbrainfunctionanditsrelationshiptotheanatomicalsubstrate.Thisvolumebringstogetherinternationallyrenownedimagingscientists,thosestudyingtheagingbrain,industryexperts,andclinicianstojointlyexaminethemostcurrentmethodsandtheirapplicationtobrainphysiology,behavior,andage-relateddiseases.Thesereportsexplorenewtechnologies,datafromrecentneuroimaginginitiatives,andtranslationalresearchapplications.Topicscoveredinclude(1)invivoimagingofmolecules,cells,andnetworksthroughoutthelifespan,(2)cuttingedgeimagingtechnologiesandstudiesofthephysiologyofaging,(3)translationalapplicationofneuroimaging,and(4)emergingtechnologiesintheprivatesector.Thisvolumeistheproceedingsofameetingthatcelebratedthe25thanniversaryoftheAmericanFederationforAgingResearchanditslongstandinghistoryofphilanthropyintheareaofagingresearch.NOTE:Annalsvolumesareavailableforsaleasindividualbooksorasajournal.Forinformationoninstitutionaljournalsubscriptions,pleasevisitwww.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas.ACADEMYMEMBERS:PleasecontacttheNewYorkAcademyofSciencesdirectlytoplaceyourorder(www.nyas.org).MembersoftheNewYorkAcademyofSciencereceivefull-textaccesstotheAnnalsonlineanddiscountsonprintvolumes.Pleasevisithttp://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspxformoreinformationaboutbecomingamember