The Lancet Neurology in conversation with
The Lancet Neurology in conversation with
The Lancet Group
Henry Brodaty and Alice Powell on cognitive resilience and ageing
23 minutes Posted Apr 17, 2026 at 11:30 pm.
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Join The Lancet Neurology’s In Conversation With… as editors Elena Becker-Barroso and Laura Hart welcome Henry Brodaty and Alice Powell from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) to discuss cognitive resilience and ageing.
This episode teases apart cognitive resilience, cognitive reserve, brain maintenance, and brain reserve; explores how social determinants, life-course factors, and vascular health shape resilience; and delves into robust measures, biomarkers, and how pathologies interact with resilience. It also covers multicomponent interventions and their transferability to low-income and middle-income countries, how clinicians should communicate risk, and the key knowledge gaps and priorities for global cognitive resilience research. Don’t miss this timely exploration of dementia prevention and healthy brain ageing.
Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(26)00027-X/fulltext