Is my memory doomed to get worse as I get older? If I lose my keys; is it a sign that I’m getting Alzheimer’s disease? Broadly; this course attempts to answer these questions; as well as those related to normal cognitive changes that our growing senior population faces. Topics include the types of cognitive abilities that tend to decline with age as well as those that remain stable; and current research and theories related to age differences in memory; verbal processes; motor performance; perception; problem solving; language processing; wisdom; creativity; and intelligence.