Dr. Sherrie All: A neuropsychologist shaping the future of cognitive wellness

Sherrie D. All, Ph.D What is your cur­rent job title and orga­ni­za­tion, and what excites you the most about work­ing there? I’m the founder of the Chicago Center for Cognitive Wellness and consultant to Mather LifeWays.  What excites me about working at both places is that it enables me to be a pioneer in helping people better understand and take care of their brains. Please tell us about your interest in applied brain science. What areas are you most interested in? What motivated you to pursue work in your field? As a neuropsychologist, what motivated me to pursue this work were all of the people who would come in for neuropsychological evaluations with long histories of hypertension, diabetes, and smoking who never thought for one second about the impact that this was having on their brains. I’m most interested in educating the public about cognitive reserve and how each of us can harness it to improve our brains both now and as we age, lowering the risk for dementia.  A recent article in the journal Neurology estimated that the rate of dementia will triple in the next 40 years unless preventable measures are discovered, but so many preventable measures are already at our disposal.  People need to know this!!  There is a lot of talk about brain fitness in the media, but very little quality education — so I really appreciate the second edition of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness.  I hope to help people take charge! What is one important thing you are...
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