Friday, June 11th, 2010

The Middle-Aged Brain

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The Arteries Beneath the Brain Gray's Anatomy, 20th Edition.

Does the approach of your next birthday depress you? It's not all bad. In this segment, the author of a new book offers hope to people owning an aging brain, including some mental tasks that a middle-aged brain may be better at than young brains.

Guests

Barbara Strauch
Author, "The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain" (Viking, 2010)
Health and Medical Science Editor
The New York Times
New York, New York

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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