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How your friends reduce your risk of dementia.

“The days are long, but the years are short.” This was a mantra to myself many afternoons when ...

Is it ever too late to hope for change?

On February 21, 1875, one year before Alexander Graham Bell filed his patent for the telephone, a baby ...

Five lifestyle changes to enhance your mood and mental health

We humans tend to forget we're wildlife, which is possibly why our planet is heading for climate change ...

These are the 7 habits of highly healthy brains (in order of importance)

The relationships between our thoughts, our biology, the world around us, and our health and wellbeing are complex. Add ...

My top 5 brain health stories for 2014.

As 2014 draws to a close I've crunched the numbers and come up with the the top 5 most ...

This is your brain on knitting

I'm super excited to share this new art-science initiative that I've helped get up and running here in ...
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How to become a centenarian – 9 lessons from the people who’ve lived the longest.

Late last year in my Meet the Neuroscientists interview series, I spoke to Charlene Levitan who studies centenarians ...
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The September Walking Book Club

An overview... The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a comedy about brain wiring, evidence-based investigation, and finding ...
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The August Walking Book Club

August Walking Book Club The Secret Life of Bees. After last month's emotional read - Still Alice - ...

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