Nonhuman primates at the intersection of aging biology, chronic disease, and health: An introduction to the American Journal of Primatology Special Issue on aging, cognitive decline, and neuropathology in nonhuman primates

• Published in: American journal of primatology Vol. 83; no. 11; pp. e23309 - n/a
• Main Authors: Shively, Carol A., Lacreuse, Agnès, Frye, Brett M., Rothwell, Emily S., Moro, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Animal cognition; Animal models; Animals; Biology; Brain structure; Central nervous system; Chronic Disease; Chronic illnesses; Cognitive ability; cognitive decline; Cognitive Dysfunction; Cognitive impairment; Cognitive tasks; Cognitive-behavioral factors; Epidemics; Functional anatomy; gait speed; Human populations; Humans; Life span; Longitudinal studies; Motor ability; Nervous system; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neuropathology; nonhuman primate; Primates; Primatology; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Sensory properties; Social behavior; Social networks; Social organization; Structure-function relationships; Understanding; United States; United States; gait speed; nonhuman primate; aging; cognitive decline; Alzheimer's disease
• ISSN: 0275-2565; 1098-2345; 1098-2345
• DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23309

Aging across the Primate Order is poorly understood because ages of individuals are often unknown, there is a dearth of aged animals available for study, and because aging is best characterized by longitudinal studies which are difficult to carry out in long‐lived species. The human population is ag...