Emotional Granularity
Expanding Our Lexicon to Describe How We Really Feel My wife Judith and I recently completed our first real vacation...
There’s a Podcast for That!
I was seven when the first black and white television appeared at our house. Until then radio was our only source of media...
Learning on Purpose—The Older and Wiser Way
Being back in a classroom can help you reach your goals—if you take advantage of your older-brain skills. Thirteen years...
One Hen, Two Ducks—The Power of Play
We underestimate the power of play. Play is an essential human activity. Play promotes growth, development, and well-being...
Enlightened Aging — Reminiscing About the Past
As we age, memories of long past events become more important, especially with each passing decade of late midlife and old...
Reconnecting Memories — How to Improve Your Recall
You have endless mental storage capacity. Reconnect facts that have gone astray so they'll be available next time. You...
Finding Nell; Living and Loving a Spouse with Alzheimer’s
When my wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2013, almost everything I read painted a bleak picture of our life together...
The Latest Science on Beating Alzheimer’s
What the latest science tells us about treatment, prevention, and the impact of COVID-19 on the brain. When Dr. Maria Carrillo...
Brain Health and Handwriting —The Benefits of Writing over Typing
When we write, we process more than when we type. Two years before entering World War II, Great Britain began an undertaking...
The Wonders of the Savant Brain
I have long been fascinated by the highly specialized virtuosity of people once called “idiot savants.” The neurological...
