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When the Brain Starts Adulting
It takes nearly three decades to build a fully-developed, adult brain. With all that effort, what’s so special about the end result?
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Aging and the Normal Brain
Memory loss is a sign of an aging brain. But when does forgetting cross the line from normal aging to something more serious?
  • Coalition for the Life Sciences
  • 51 min
Can Hearing Loss Predict — or Lead to — Cognitive Decline?
Possible links between impaired hearing and loss of cognitive abilities raise the tantalizing possibility that restoring hearing could slow cognitive decline.
  • The Dana Foundation
The Secret Life of the Brain
Learn about the developing brain and how your brain changes throughout your lifetime with this comprehensive website.
  • PBS
What is 'Healthy' Cognitive Aging?
Even without a disease such as Alzheimer's, the aging brain does show signs of wear. Researchers look to the molecular level to see if they can slow the healthy, normal progress.
  • The Dana Foundation
The Multitasking Mind
You may think multitasking makes you more productive. In actuality, it slows you down, increases the mistakes you make, and temporarily changes the way your brain works.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Senior Olympian: 93-Year-Old Track Star Shows Physical & Mental Fitness
Meet Olga Kotelko, 93-year old track star, and see how she has maintained brain and body fitness.
  • Beckman Institute
The Rabbit in the Hat
My Grandmother once offered me her brain....
The Brain's Green Thumb
Understanding how new neurons integrate into existing brain regions may hold the secret to restoring brain function after injury or disease.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Is every dementia the same as Alzheimer's disease?
Dementia is a description of any progressive disorder that takes away a person’s cognitive and functional abilities.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Aging in Different Ways
Neuroscientists believe that the brain can remain relatively healthy and full-functioning as it ages.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Aging: Changes in Intellectual Capacity
From the first large studies monitoring the mental functioning of the same group of healthy humans over many years, scientists have uncovered unexpected results.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
What We Know — and Don’t Know — About Aging
Our best insights into how the normal brain ages come from long-term studies of the nervous system that began decades ago.
  • BrainFacts/SfN

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