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The Changing Mind

A Neuroscientist's Guide to Ageing Well

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The Changing Mind

By: Daniel Levitin
Narrated by: Daniel Levitin
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

More of us are living into our eighties than ever before - what if the best was yet to come? The bestselling author of The Organized Mind reveals the evolving power of the human brain through the ages.

Recent studies show that our decision-making skills improve as we age, and that our happiness levels peak at age 82.

Dr Daniel Levitin draws on cutting-edge research from neuroscience and psychology to demonstrate the cognitive benefits of getting older. He challenges the beliefs that surround the ageing process, including our assumptions around memory loss and our focus on lifespan instead of 'healthspan'.

Packed with engaging interviews with individuals who have thrived far beyond the conventional age of retirement, this book offers a realistic plan full of practical, cognitive enhancing tricks for everyone to follow during each decade of their life.

The Changing Mind is a radical exploration of what we all can learn from those who age joyously.

© Daniel Levitin 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Adulthood & Aging Aging Parent Alzheimer's & Dementia Developmental Psychology Hygiene & Healthy Living Parenting & Families Physical Illness & Disease Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Health Mental Health Human Brain Dementia Medicine

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Critic reviews

The secrets of ageing well ... Daniel Levitin is a distinguished American neuroscientist and this is a serious, evidence-based guide to what really works and why
A fact-filled and optimistic guide to ageing well ... Levitin is an invaluable kind of scientist ... The Changing Mind is replete with curious facts ... Optimism is a life-preserver. His book bubbles with it. Levitin makes a strong case for the consolations if not the joys of age (John Sutherland)
Optimistic in tone ... Levitin loves to tell stories ... he's a good companion
Comprehensive and fascinating insight into the evolving human brain. This book could change your life
None of us can afford to ignore Daniel Levitin's The Changing Mind ... The good news is that it's not all downhill: according to Levitin our decision-making skills and happiness levels actually increase in later life
The idea that your mind has to decline with age is false - and there is plenty we can do to keep it sharp
Neuroscientist Levitin delves into the multiple-trace theory of memory, the ageing microbiome, fats and the brain, the impacts of neural implants, and the joys of non-retirement. A clear-eyed, insightful overview of the neurophysiological healthspan
Delivers welcome news about the ageing brain: it is happier, quicker and often much healthier than you may imagine
Daniel Levitin's refreshing perspective on ageing will change your opinion on this unique phase of life and challenge the 'slowing down' stereotype. Using a scientific and thoroughly engaging approach, Levitin convinces us that with medical advances alongside positive lifestyle changes described in this book, we can all look forward to older age as a fulfilling and exciting chapter in our lives
This is a book that can make things feel a whole lot brighter
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How to age maintaining good health? This book will help you understand that and lot of other useful ways to improve your life before you get there!

Don't skip the last two minutes: amazing!

I did like it!

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The is a lot of background information here even though the message is simple.
I wasn't keen on the continual name dropping of people he had met - it just got on my nerves!

Lengthy but interesting.

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Intelligently and engagingly written book about the positive impacts of ageing on the brain and what we can do to help ourselves - dr Levitin reads with the same enthusiasm he lives his life and I would recommend to anyone who feels anxious about dementia and so on - a handbook for change

Life changing look at ageing

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You need to listen quite carefully to absorb the abundance of information.
But the information is useful and relevant if you want to understand how the brain is affected by the way you live.
A good investment for anyone who takes their health seriously.

Very interesting and useful information

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The author has given me some ideas. Can see myself refering to the book after I've tried some of them.

Many things to try

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