Less Meat in Middle Age, Better Memory When You’re Older?

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As if you needed yet another reason to fear high cholesterol and high blood pressure: a new study has shown that people with elevated cholesterol and blood pressure in middle age exhibit more problems with their memories as they age, as compared to people with good cardiovascular health. The study was conducted in nearly 5,000 [...]

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Posted February 22, 2011 by Karen Merzenich under Memory, Neuroscience, Physical exercise, Research studies

Barbara Strauch Speaks on the Middle Aged Brain

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Barbara Strauch, author of The Secret Life of the Grown Up Brain, spoke this week at Stanford.  Strauch is the health/medical science editor for The New York Times and when she writes on brain topics, the articles consistently skyrocket to the top of the “Most E-mailed List.”  I attended her lecture at the Center for [...]

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Posted October 1, 2010 by Sharon Delman under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, Exercise, Neuroscience, Physical exercise

The Surprising Talents of the Middle Aged Mind

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I just listened to a wonderful episode of Fresh Air on NPR News Radio. (If you’re not familiar with the show, host Terry Gross conducts in-depth interviews with all sorts of interesting folks from various walks of life.) The guest was Barbara Strauch, author of a new book entitled The Secret Life of the Grown-Up [...]

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Posted April 15, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Neuroscience, Odds and Ends