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For Everyone
 
Brain in the News

Brain in the News is a monthly print publication

that features neuroscience content from
around the world and a column from Dana
scientific advisor Guy McKhann, M.D. We mail
this to subscribers around the world.

Brain Terms Glossary

Find definitions for common brain terms in our

newly expanded glossary.

 
Q&A: Answering Your Questions About The
Brain 

    A pamphlet that provides the answers to

commonly asked questions about the brain
and its disorders.

 
 Successful Aging and the Brain 

We all know people who seem to blossom

after 50, or stay sharp into old age. What can
we learn from them? Find out what steps you
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can take to improve your brain fitness,

regardless of your age. 

  

Successful Aging & Your Brain Puzzles 

A series of free downloadable puzzles based

 
on Successful Aging & Your Brain.

 
Successful Aging & Your Brain Bookmark 

Four lifestyle factors contribute to the

maintenance of cognitive function: mental
activity, physical activity, social engagement,
  and the control of vascular risk factors. Order
copies of the bookmark here.

 Fact Sheets - single pages  

  We all know people who seem to blossom

after 50, or stay sharp into old age. What can
we learn from them? Find out what steps you
can take to improve your brain fitness,
regardless of your age. 

 
 Puzzles

Ten classic Brain Awareness Week puzzles for

  all ages. 

 
 Dana Press Books

Each year, we collect and reprint all the articles

 
and book reviews from Cerebrum, our online
journal of ideas. Some of our earlier books are
also available as ebooks.  

For Kids
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It's Mindboggling!

  Packed with information about the brain in a fun format

of games, riddles, and puzzles for elementary and middle
school students. (PDF)

Other languages available: 

 Spanish, Flemish, French, German, Italian, Turkish 

More Mindbogglers!

An addition to It’s Mindboggling!, this publication is a

  closer look at learning and memory, the senses, drug
addition, and how the brain and nervous system work, for
elementary and middle school students.

Other languages available: 

 
 Turkish 

Mindboggling Workbook

A fun-filled activity book about the brain for children in

  grades K-3 (ages 5-9). Provides an introduction to how
the brain works, what the brain does, its importance, and
how to take care of it.

Other languages available: 

 Turkish, Portuguese 

More Puzzles from Brain Awareness Week

  New in 2016: a series of fun and challenging puzzles that

teach kids about the brain. The puzzles are organized by
grade and age level. Each packet contains the puzzle
answers and is available in color and black and white
versions.

For Scientists and Other Writers

You've Got Some Explaining to Do: Advice for
Neuroscientists Writing for Lay Readers

A “must read” for neuroscientists writing for the general

public. The author, who served as the first editor in chief of
the Dana Press, brings more than 20 years of experience in

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translating neuroscience to lay readers. This is an easy-to-

follow reference book where you can learn about your reader
and your voice, common practices that sharpen your writing,
and style.  You’ll want to keep it handy. (Also available as Free
PDF in English and Spanish)

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