Feb 05 2020
Daniel J. Levitin: Successful Aging

Daniel J. Levitin: Successful Aging

Presented by Commonwealth Club and Buck Institute for Research on Aging at Buck Institute for Research on Aging

As American society continues to have a growing older population, understanding all aspects of aging is a critical national priority.

Perhaps no subject is more important than understanding what happens to our brains as they age and what people can do to enhance cognition as they get older.

And there is, perhaps, no better person to explain this all than best-selling neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin, author of the iconic best sellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind.

In his latest book, Successful Aging, Levitin turns his keen insights to what happens in our brains as people get older and, based on a rigorous analysis of neuroscientific evidence, what people can do to make the most of their 70s, 80s and 90s.

Successful Aging uses research from developmental neuroscience and the psychology of individual differences to show that 60+ years is a unique developmental stage that, like infancy or adolescence, has its own demands and distinct advantages. Levitin looks at the science behind what we all can learn from those who age joyously as well as how to adapt our culture to take full advantage of older people's wisdom and experience.

Successful Aging inspires a powerful new approach to how readers think about our final decades and has the potential to revolutionize the way we plan for old age as individuals, family members and citizens within a society where the average life expectancy continues to rise.

This event will be hosted at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, one of the leading research institutions on helping people live longer.

Wine available

Admission Info

General Admission:
Member – $15
Nonmember – $20

Premium + Book:
Member – $45
Nonmember – $50

(Plus fee)

Premium tickets include seating in the first few rows and a copy of Daniel Levitin's book

Phone: 415-209-2001

Email: info@buckinstitute.org

Additional time info:

7:00 pm – Check-in
7:30 pm – Program
8:30 pm – Book signing

Dates & Times

2020/02/05 - 2020/02/05

Location Info

Buck Institute for Research on Aging

8001 Redwood Blvd, Novato, CA 94945

Parking Info

Please find any available spot in any of our parking lots. There is additional parking under the solar panels.