Your Brain Can Still Change (VIP)

For decades, people believed the adult brain was fixed. We now know it keeps changing throughout life, a process called neuroplasticity. This guide explains what the research actually shows, in plain language and without the hype, and turns it into a simple 30-day plan: move your body, learn something genuinely new, sleep well, stay connected with people and protect your brain from the things known to harm it. One step at a time, at any age.

Inside the guide

• Step 0: Your brain check-in, a ten-minute look at six everyday areas
• Step 1: What neuroplasticity really means, from London taxi drivers to jugglers
• Step 2: Move your body, feed your brain
• Step 3: Learn something hard, and how to choose your “hard thing”
• Step 4: Sleep, your brain’s night shift, with seven habits for better sleep
• Step 5: People are brain food
• Step 6: Protect what you have: hearing, heart health and the risk factors you can change
• Step 7: Brain-training apps and other promises
• Your 30-day brain plan, one small action a day
• 5 printable worksheets and trackers, in US Letter and A4

General education, not medical advice. This guide does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition, including dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Research findings describe groups of people, not guaranteed results for any individual. If you’re worried about your memory or thinking, talk to a doctor.