March 15, 2016 • You forget someone's name, or why you ran downstairs. Your brain is getting older, and the connections are weakening. But research shows the middle-aged brain is actually operating at its peak.

Faced with her own forgetfulness, former NPR correspondent and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty tried to do something about it. She's written about her efforts in her book on midlife, called Life Reimagined. To her surprise, she discovered that an older dog can learn new tricks..

Now, researchers typically talk about two aspects of intelligence. One is crystallized intelligence. - Read More at the 

Forget About It: Your Middle-Aged Brain Is Not On The Decline