Books
Stop Apologizing … A Mid-Life Brain Is Not a Terrible Thing to Have Nor Is It a Waste
The New York Times Tara Parker-Pope talks with the author of a new book which should make people in mid-life feel better when they forget the names of college friends or passwords to online accounts.
The author, Barbara Strauch, first wrote about teenage brains.
Her conclusions help explain how mid-life brains can seem worse but actually function better in ways that matter.
“After we hit 40, many of us begin to worry about our aging brains. Will we spend our middle years searching for car keys and forgetting names?
“The new book “The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind,” by Barbara Strauch, has the answers, and the news is surprisingly upbeat. Sure, brains can get forgetful as they get old, but they can also get better with age, reports Ms. Strauch, who is also the health editor at The New York Times. Ms. Strauch, who previously tackled teenage brains in her book “The Primal Teen,” spoke with me this week about aging brains and the people who have them….”
Source: New York Times, April 30, 2010
