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Forget The Red Sports Car. The Midlife Crisis Is A Myth
The midlife crisis is entrenched in American popular culture, but mostly, it doesn't exist in more than a mere 10 percent of the population. Here, five ways we misunderstand midlife.
March 2016 | National Public Radio Series, "Stuck in the Middle"
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Forget About It: Your Middle-Aged Brain Is Not On The Decline
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.
March 2016 | National Public Radio series, "Stuck in the Middle"
Photo: Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Midlife Friendship Key To A Longer, Healthier Life
People between 45 and 65 may be the loneliest segment in the U.S. And researchers are using brain scans to show that friendships are vital to staying healthy and engaged in your middle years.
March 2016 | National Public Radio Series, "Stuck in the Middle"
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8 Ways You Can Survive — And Thrive In — Midlife
One secret to midlife happiness is being a rookie at something. Trying new things and failing keeps you robust. Also, to revive a midlife marriage, mix things up: Hike, go dancing or set out in an RV.
March 2016 | National Public Radio series, "Stuck in the Middle"
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Boomers Face A 'Divorce Revolution,' But Some Can Learn From Happy Couples
Baby boomer marriage is in such crisis that researchers call it the Gray Divorce Revolution. Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty talks about why so many couples split, and why others have healthy marriages.
March 2016 | National Public Radio series, "Stuck in the Middle"
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Care For A Career Change-Up? These Stories Are Proof It's Never Too Late
One of the keys to staying happy in your career as the years go by is finding a purpose or meaning to it. Sometimes that means rethinking your job in your middle years.
March 2016 | National Public Radio series, "Stuck in the Middle"
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A Neuroscientist Uncovers A Dark Secret
For nearly 20 years, neuroscientist Jim Fallon has studied the brains of psychopaths. After learning that his ancestry included alleged murderers, he decided to study his own brain. He was shocked at what he discovered.
June 29, 2010 | National Public Radio Series, "Inside the Criminal Brain"
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Inside A Psychopath's Brain: The Sentencing Debate
rian Dugan pleaded guilty last year to raping and murdering 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico in 1983, and he was put on trial to determine whether he should be executed. Neuroscientist Kent Kiehl testified that Dugan could not help his neurological makeup.
June 30, 2010 | National Public Radio Series, "Inside the Criminal Brain"
Photo: Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Can Your Genes Make You Murder?
Using a gun and a machete, Bradley Waldrop killed his wife's friend and then wounded his wife. In the Tennessee courtroom, the question was not who did it but why. Enter neuroscience -- specifically, a forensic psychiatrist's testimony that Waldroup had a variation of a gene that inclined him toward violence.
July 1, 2010 | National Public Radio Series, "Inside the Criminal Brain"
Photo: Barbara Bradley Hagerty