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This book looks at how the brain changes with age. Which skills grow weak? Which ones still work? It looks at myths and beliefs about growing old. We all share this process, and none can avoid it. The book is for those who want to learn about the ageing brain. Its field is neuroscience, the study of the brain and nerves.

Gigliola Grassi Zucconi and Marina Bentivoglio start with one idea. The brain keeps changing its own shape. Stronger skills may make up for losses in other skills. This may help bring back balance. Learning, life events and memories all shape the ageing brain. Older brains may form richer links between ideas. They may also show more creative skill than younger brains. Their life experiences may have more depth of feeling, too. Some loss of mental skill comes with normal ageing. The book sets this apart from loss linked to disease. Dementia is one such disease.

The book is part of the Descopera neurostiinta series. Sabrina Florescu translated it from Spanish. Its original title is Cuando el cerebro envejece.