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Inside the Brain: Knowable Series Launch

How does our sense of self persist throughout life, when our bodies, and especially our brains, look and work very differently at various stages of our lives, from infancy to late adulthood? Register for the free, virtual series Inside the Brain: A Lifetime of Change.
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Ageism: The Brain Strikes Back!

Our authors, who study successful aging and mental illnesses at the University of California, San Diego, address the much-debated, complicated question that many of us have long wondered about: Does the brain improve with age?
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Worrying and the Aging Brain

Using a machine learning model, researchers describe how excessive worrying can accelerate brain aging and cognitive decline.
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How to Keep Your Brain Sharp As You Age

Worried about staying mentally sharp as you age? Listen to the good news about what we can all do to live a brain healthy lifestyle! One of our videos in partnership with Everwell.
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Spring into Action on National Senior Health & Fitness Day!

Join the nationwide effort in celebrating today’s 26th annual Senior Health & Fitness Day by making time to exercise, which has been shown to boost mood and reduce the risk of dementia.
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Watering Memory Trees

Nostalgia improves quality of life for dementia patients. But can it also lead to remedies?
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Mental Well-Being of Family Caregivers

Science Probes How Positive and Negative Aspects of Caregiving Affect Health

Caregiving and stress often go hand in hand. We review current research and offer tips for avoiding the problems caused by chronic stress.
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Buildings and the Brain

Buildings and the Brain: A Neuroscience & Society event held at AAAS in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2018. Speakers: Justin Hollander, Eve Edelstein, Margaret Calkins; discussion includes Frederick Marks.
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Aging and Decision-Making: A Neuroanatomical Approach

Diminished decision-making appears to be linked not just to a number (your age) but to specific changes in gray matter volume in certain brain areas.
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The Aging Brain

Learn what happens to the brain as we get older, what happens when the process goes wrong, and what we can do to strengthen the brain as we age. This Capitol Hill Briefing took place July 21, 2017; panelists were Wendy Suzuki, PhD, and Marie Bernard, MD.
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