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As the most complex organ in your body;your brain changes radically throughout your life. Starting from before birth and continuing even after you've died. This is what happens to your brain as you age. 00:00 - What happens to your brain when you age? 00:32 - In the womb 01:03 - Childhood 03:19 - Teenage years 04:48 - Early adulthood 05:27 - Middle age 07:04 - Later life 07:36 - Death Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Is there a genetic link between endometriosis and the brain?: https://econ.st/46u9Q31 Even doctors can struggle to diagnose concussions: https://econ.st/3RlFfQP Artificial brains are helping scientists study the real thing: https://econ.st/3Plo6UN A big advance in mapping the structure of the brain: https://econ.st/48sx6jJ Studying broken chromosomes can illuminate neuroscience: https://econ.st/3rff7we The troubling link between contact sports and long-term brain injuries;listen to our science and technology podcast;Babbage to find out more: https://econ.st/3rgN3Zp Neurons are not the only brain cells that think: https://econ.st/3PjU1EN Are brain implants the future of computing? Watch our film to find out: https://econ.st/3ZxzNfP How adult brains learn the new without forgetting the old: https://econ.st/3EDJO1b Becoming a father shrinks your cerebrum: https://econ.st/3EH67Df How to keep the brain healthy: https://econ.st/3PBe3w4;The Economist;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMim0uU1yzA