about the book
Based on years of first-hand experience, leading Australian expert Dr Michael J. Valenzuela covers everything you need to know to look after your brain, including the latest thinking on blood pressure, diet, cholesterol, mental activity and physical exercise.
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dr michael j. valenzuela is one of australia's leading experts in aging, alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Dr Valenzuela completed his medical studies and a PhD 'in parallel' at the University of New South Wales and
the University of Sydney.
He worked as a doctor at The Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney and then
began independent research as a Research Fellow in Clinical Neuroscience at the School of Psychiatry,
University of New South Wales in 2006. He now leads the UNSW Regenerative Neuroscience Group within the Faculty of Medicine and is a Senior Research Fellow with the School of Psychiatry, UNSW.
Dr Valenzuela has authored more than 40 research publications in the area of brain ageing and dementia. His research has been covered by reports in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Time magazine, Business Review Weekly, the ABC Catalyst TV show and in numerous radio interviews.
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