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Building a Dementia-resistant Brain

Alzheimer’s doesn’t have to be your brain’s destiny, says Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and author of Still Alice. She shares the latest science investigating the disease …

A Healthy Brain Forgets a Lot

It is normal to forget someone’s name, where you parked your car, and why you walked in here.The sellers of online services think it is …

Are You Experiencing Brain Fog?

This month, with the permission of Jennifer Moss, I have used a lot of the article she posted on CBC News on February 21st because I …

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I am Proud of My Scatterbrain

I have just finished reading Scatterbrain: How the Mind’s Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative, and Successful by neuroscientist Henning Beck. Now I feel much better …

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Exercise Smarts

While working on this article, I have become excited again about the amazing research which shows over and over again the profound effect regular exercise …

Outsmarting Dementia

Outsmarting Dementia

Hands up if you have ever worried about getting Alzheimer’s. You cannot do anything about getting older every day, but you can seriously reduce your …

Changing a Lifetime Habit

I have decided to change a lifetime habit which has cost me, and continues to cost me, thousands and thousands of dollars. This habit allows …

Working with Your Memory to Find a Lost Item

There is nothing more frustrating than trying to find a misplaced item. The pressure to find it increases exponentially when it is something really important …