Brain Power: Everything You Need to Know for a Healthy, Happy Brain

Brain Power explains the science behind what really affects our brains and provides practical tips and exercises to improve and maintain brain function into old age.

An essential guide to living better for longer, Brain Power breaks down the science behind brain function and reveals why sleep, exercise, diet and even socializing are so important for our health.

What does it mean to have a healthy, happy brain, and why is it so important to look after our grey matter? Comprehensive and illuminating, this is an essential and up-to-date examination of how lifestyle choices impact our ability to maintain a healthy brain.

Focusing on important areas such as diet, sleep, exercise, brain training and emotions, Brain Power explains the science behind what really affects our brains, as well as providing practical tips and exercises to improve and support brain function into old age.

Catherine de Lange is a science journalist, editor and author of 10 Voyages Through the Human Mind: Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution published by Michael O’Mara Books. She has written for Nature, the Guardian and the Washington Post among others, and has worked on TV programs such as the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, as well as radio documentaries including BBC Radio 4’s Dear Professor Hawking. She is currently Biomedical Features Editor at New Scientist.