The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind

by Barbara Strauch

Book Overview

A leading science writer examines how the brain's capacity reaches its peak in middle age For many years, scientists thought that the human brain simply decayed over time and its dying cells led to memory slips, fuzzy logic, negative thinking, and even depression. But new research from neuroscien?tists and psychologists suggests that, in fact, the brain reorganizes, improves in important functions, and even helps us adopt a more optimistic outlook...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670020710
• ISBN13: 9780670020713
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher