The End of Alzheimer’s Program – Dale E. Bredesen, M.D. References

Following is a list of references from the book, The End of Alzheimer’s Program, published by Avery/Random House. Due to the length of the text, these references could not be included in the print version, and therefore are listed below. 

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In Vivo Evidence for Neuroplasticity in Older Adults

4 – Amit Lampit, Michael Valenzuela, and Nicola J. Gates, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 63, no. 12, 2610–12, December 2015

Computerized Cognitive Training Is Beneficial for Older Adults

4 – Soledad Ballesteros et al., Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 6, 277, 2014

Brain Training with Non-Action Video Games Enhances Aspects of Cognition in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

5 – Joyce Shaffer, Frontiers in Psychology 7, 1118, July 2016

Neuroplasticity and Clinical Practice: Building Brain Power for Health

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Neuroplasticity in Old Age: Sustained Fivefold Induction of Hippocampal Neurogenesis by Long-Term Environmental Enrichment

6 – Michael Leon and Cynthia Woo, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 12, 155, 2018

Environmental Enrichment and Successful Aging

7 – Jean Askenasy and Joseph Lehmann, Frontiers in Psychology 4, 412, 2013

Consciousness, Brain, Neuroplasticity

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Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-Analytic Review

9 – Julianne Holt-Lunstad et al., Perspectives on Psychological Science 10, no. 2, 227–37, March 2015

Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review

10 – Snorri Bjorn Rafnsson et al., The Journals of Gerontology Series B, gbx087, 2017

Loneliness, Social Integration, and Incident Dementia over 6 Years: Prospective Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing