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Resources for Research and Study:
» The richest resource for studies, research, information and ideas dealing with the implications of increasing life expectancy is The Risk Institute, a European non-profit network of scholars. http://eng.newwelfare.org/
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» The European Union is making efforts to develop programs that address these issues. For the concept of lifelong learning:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/lll/life/memoen.pdf
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» For an interesting treatment of the same topic, see Mircea Malitza's paper:
http://eng.newwelfare.org/?p=203
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» The AARP has commissioned a series of studies worth looking at: http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/aresearch-import-931.html
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» Another source of interest is the Center on Aging, Health and Humanities of the George Washington University Medical Center:
http://www.gwumc.edu/cahh/
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» The director of the Center, Gene D. Cohen has done very interesting research on the psychobiology of aging, which include highly encouraging results on brain functioning at midlife. For a review:
http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=3505&cn=139
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» Anyone who wishes to read a review of ongoing psychological research on development at midlife is referred to Margie Lachman's paper ‘Development in Midlife':
http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141521
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