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Oct 2025
18m 8s

The Ever-Changing Brain: Adapting, Aging...

THE WASHINGTON POST
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Our brains are always adapting to our environments and routines. Host Cristina Quinn talks with Washington Post “Brain Matters” columnist Richard Sima about what a healthy aging brain looks like and when we should worry about forgetting where we put our keys. 
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