The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind. Barbara Strauch

Barbara Strauch

Language: English

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: Apr 29, 2011

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Review

Alluring and uplifting New Scientist There are a lot of brain books out there, and this is one of the best -- Los Angeles Times Accessible and entertaining ... paints a radically new picture of the brain Scientific American Barbara Strauch's book will have you dancing in the streets with delight. She argues that on a range of cognitive skills, the middle-aged brain (roughly aged 40-68) outperforms all other age groups. -- Madeleine Bunting Guardian

About the Author

Barbara Strauch is health and medical science editor and a deputy science editor at The New York Times. She previously covered science and medical issues in Boston and Houston and directed Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism at Newsday. The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain is a New York Times bestseller.