Your brain is shrinking.
It's true. Starting at about age 40, the brain begins to atrophy and lose mass due to the death of brain cells. Blood flow and metabolism in the brain also change. These are normal changes that occur for all people to different extents. Even though these changes are part of the normal aging process, they can be annoying.
Perhaps you have noticed that you lose your keys more often or it takes longer to remember the name of your favorite author. Normal aging produces a number of changes in thinking ability. Slower thinking, minor memory lapses, and difficulty adapting to new things are all common. Wouldn't it be nice if there were a way to fight back against this process and keep your brain young?
There is hope.
New research indicates that the aging brain is not as hopeless as we once thought. There are concrete steps and strategies that can be used to promote healthy brain aging and even improve certain functions with practice. In this course, we will teach you the concepts that you need to age well.
You will learn:
- The impact of the normal aging process on memory and other thinking skills.
- How the brain features of plasticity, neurogenesis, and cognitive reserve impact the brain's ability to improve even as we age.
- Key lifestyle strategies to promote healthy brain aging.
- Memory techniques to improve performance.
Start now.
With a few small lifestyle changes and thinking strategies, you can work toward healthy brain aging and better cognitive functioning. What are you waiting for?
Course Curriculum
Hi, I’m Dr. Erik Lande.
I'm the owner and head psychologist over at Insight Neuropsychology in Camarillo, CA.
As a neuropsychologist, my job is to understand how the structure of the brain impacts emotions and behavior. Much of my work focuses on testing for difficulties such as brain injuries, dementia conditions, or the impact of strokes.
I have also worked with a variety of organizations such as Adult Protective Services, police departments, and the FBI to instruct them on ways to better understand the aging brain and assist seniors.
If you would like to see more of my work, you can check out my book, Does My Mom Have Dementia or read a recent paper that I co-authored with an FBI victim specialist for the Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice