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Our Ageing Brain

how our mental capacities develop as we grow older

André Aleman author Annette Mills translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Scribe Publications

Published:11th Sep '14

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Andre Aleman shows that though the decline in our mental capacities begins earlier than we think, this is not such a bad thing.

Drawing on the research, this book tells you what takes place in the brain and why, how to recognise the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and how to distinguish fact from fiction when it comes to ways to slow down the ageing process. It concludes with the seven things you can do to keep your brain healthy.

An international bestseller delivering good news on brain function and ageing

We all worry sometimes that our brains — particularly our memories — just don’t work as well as they used to. In this illuminating book, internationally acclaimed Dutch neuroscientist André Aleman shows that although the decline in our mental capacities begins earlier than we think, this is not such a bad thing. In fact, older people are more resistant to the effects of stress, cope better with their emotions and with complex situations, and are — generally speaking — happier than their younger counterparts.

Our Ageing Brain will change the way we think about age and mental acuity. Drawn from the latest research in cognitive science, it outlines what takes place in the brain as we age, how to recognise the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, and how to distinguish fact from fiction when it comes to ways of slowing down the ageing process. It concludes with the seven most important things we can each do to keep our brains healthy.

Published here in English for the first time, this is a refreshing, informative, and ultimately reassuring examination of what happens to our most important organ as we grow older.

'I particularly recommend Our Ageing Brain by André Aleman ... who clearly explains how wrong many of our assumptions have been about the workings of older brains.' -- Sir Muir Gray

'A book you can't put down, no matter how old you are.'

* Psychologie magazine *

'An invaluable description of the ageing brain.'

-- Dick Swaab, author of We Are Our Brains

'[A] remarkably cheerful book, full of facts revealed by new research, positive anecdotes about astonishing wrinklies, and some very good life-style advice.'

-- Nick Goldie * Comma-Monaro Express *

ISBN: 9781922247636

Dimensions: 210mm x 135mm x 15mm

Weight: unknown

208 pages

UK Edition