Keeping Your Brain in Shape

Mark has written an accessible book in a chatty style which will speak to anyone wishing to understand their experience of getting older, or that of their loved ones. It puts them in the driver’s seat to achieve their own best outcomes, looking at the legion of factors that make up who we are and their infl uence on how we age – Amanda Ellison, Professor of Neuroscience at Durham University, Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, and author of Splitting

As a neuropsychologist, I found Keeping Your Brain in Shape both informative and genuinely useful. Mark Avery succeeds in translating complex neuroscience into clear, practical guidance without compromising on scientific integrity. This book will resonate not only with professionals in cognitive health but also with readers who haveno specialist training in the brain or neuroscience. It’s an engaging, insightful and empowering read for anyone interested in preserving cognitive wellbeing

Mark Avery is an Honorary Fellow and postdoctoral researcher in the cognitive neuroscience group at Durham University where he has been for the last ten years since making a mid-life career change. In his final undergraduate year, he received the David Kleinman Prize for his dissertation on a new predictive test for Alzheimer’s disease. In 2017, he also received the British Psychological Society award for undergraduate psychology at Durham University. His doctorate focused on the factors helping to preserve healthy cognitive ageing, and his postdoctoral research at Durham continues to be into factors affecting memory and cognitive functioning in healthy ageing. This book represents the culmination of his work over the last ten years and offers fresh insights and practical advice from a fresh new voice, based on direct experience and research expertise in the field.