Your brain doesn’t have to decline as you get older. Debunking myths about aging
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Key insights from the new book, ‘The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond.’
Debra Whitman is an economist and expert on aging issues. As AARP’s chief public policy officer, she leads global policy and research to help communities, lawmakers, and the private sector make aging easier. She has also served as staff director for the Senate Special Committee on Aging and as a researcher in the Social Security Administration.