CONTENTS
PRAISE FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING
ALSO BY DANIEL J. LEVITIN
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
DEDICATION
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE
The Continually Developing Brain
1. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND PERSONALITY
The search for the magic number
2. MEMORY AND YOUR SENSE OF “YOU”
The myth of failing memory
2.5. INTERLUDE
A brief biography of the brain
3. PERCEPTION
What our bodies tell us about the world
4. INTELLIGENCE
The problem-solving brain
5. FROM EMOTIONS TO MOTIVATION
Snakes, rickety bridges, Mad Men, and stress
6. SOCIAL FACTORS
Life with people
7. PAIN
It hurts when I do this
PART TWO
The Choices We Make
8. THE INTERNAL CLOCK
It’s two A.M. Why am I hungry?
9. DIET
Brain food, probiotics, and free radicals
10. EXERCISE
Movement matters
11. SLEEP
Memory consolidation, DNA repair, and sleepy hormones
PART THREE
The New Longevity
12. LIVING LONGER
Telomeres, tardigrades, insulin, and zombie cells
13. LIVING SMARTER
Cognitive enhancement
14. LIVING BETTER
The greatest days of our lives
APPENDIX: REJUVENATING YOUR BRAIN
NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ART CREDITS
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR