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How do we keep our brains healthy? And is there anything we can do to help strengthen crucial connections and keep our minds younger? In this fascinating science documentary, journalist Melissa Hogenboom sets out to understand more about the brain’s capacity to learn and to heal. She looks at cutting-edge scientific research and has her own brain scanned, with intriguing results.

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