Social, Historical and Anthropological Aspects of Research on the Brain and Mental Health in Ageing
摘要
Mental and physical health in ageingAgeing implies a harmonization of diverse human faculties, including physical, mental, social and environmental domains. This striving for harmonization has been prevalent in the history of ageingAgeing research. This work will survey some of the historical perceptions of harmonization that were envisioned as necessary for healthy longevity. These included theories of physiological mechanisms of ageingAgeing as well as of complex environmental influences, and the more “intangible” concepts of vitality and the revitalizing power of the mind.