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Barbara Strauch is health and medical science editor and a deputy science editor at The New York Times and the author of The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids. More »
   
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The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain

The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain explores the latest findings that demonstrate, through the use of technology such as brain scans, that the middle-aged brain is more flexible and more capable than previously thought.

For the first time, long-term studies show that our view of middle age has been misleading and incomplete. By detailing exactly the normal, healthy brain functions over time, the Grown-Up Brain also explains how its optimal processes can be maintained. It reviews the evidence pro and con on everything from nutrition, supplements, and exercise to the environment and genetics.

Part scientific survey, part how-to guide, the Grown-Up Brain is a fascinating glimpse at our surprisingly talented middle-aged minds.

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Advance Praise
Scientific American
Brains, like certain French cheeses, get better with age. Read More »		 Publishers’ Weekly
Your mind is getting older, but it's also getting (mostly) better... Read More »
   
Booklist
Along with bulging waistlines and graying hair, declining mental faculties have long been seen as... Read More »		 NewScientist Opinion: Online April 7
 MIDDLE age begins around 40 and ends somewhere around 65. It is a period marked by ... Read More »
 
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