The healthy aging brain : sustaining attachment, attaining wisdom / Louis Cozolino.

New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Co., [2008], ©2008.

xv, 396 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-370) and index.

The brain as a social organ -- Creating attachment -- Sustaining the social brain: a new look -- Current theories of the aging brain -- Growth and adaptation -- Hemispheres and hormones -- The emergence of wisdom -- The maturation of emotion -- Challenges to wisdom -- Stories as nurturance -- Nurturing your body -- Nurturing your relationships -- Grandparenting -- Optimal challenge and maximum inclusion.