This led me to bridge two areas that have maintained separate intellectual traditions—developmental neuroscience and individual differences (personality) psychology. The more I study the intersection of these two, the more intrigued I am at how they can help us to understand the aging brain and the choices all of us can make to maximize our chances of living long, happy, and productive lives. The intersection of these two scientific fields, and how they apply to aging, is the core theme that runs throughout Successful Aging, and something that no one else has written about for a popular
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