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Summary

Every issue of Scientific American and Scientific  American Mind has breaking news about how the brain works--and  how it can stay healthy longer.       Neurologists and psychologists are finding  the brain  at midlife--from 40 to 65 and even beyond--is much more elastic and  more supple than anyone ever realized. Far from disintegrating,  healthy maturing brains fade quite slowly-- and even in old old  age, continue to make new connections and bring new cognitive  systems on line. Short-term memory may not be what it was,  but we manage information and parse meanings in new--and  often more effective-ways than we did in youth. What's more,  temperament changes to suit those new skills, as research shows we  actually grow happier as we age, more comfortable with ambiguity  and less susceptible to frustration or irritation. This book shows  how to optimize your aging brain, how we can achieve a new level of  perspective and involvement while retaining mental skills and  productivity in our later years--and what neuroscience is finding  about keeping our brains healthy. Current and future interventions  are documented to enhance our mental powers.

Duration: about 7 hours (06:35:08)
Publishing date: 2020-07-20; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2020. Copyright Statment: —

• Science & Technology
• University Textbooks & Dictionaries