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Why don’t we ever hear about the brain functions that IMPROVE with age? Yes, that’s right. Everything does NOT go downhill as we get older.  Some — and only some — aspects of brain function may [...]

We need to grow bolder, not older. Our negative ageist stereotypes have an adverse effect on how we age. Every time we say, ‘I’m having a senior moment’ it reinforces the nonsense that our memory [...]

Be careful what you think — our assumptions about ageing actually influence how we age. Harvard University psychologist Ellen Langer tested whether cultural stereotypes contributed to memory [...]