M.: Generation, 2007. – 384 p. ISBN: 978-5-9763-0036-1 It turns out that the old brain differs from the young one not for the worse, but for the better! The main property of the old brain is well known to everyone under the name “wisdom”. As research shows, the knowledge and impressions accumulated by a person throughout his life move from quantity to quality over time. Unlike a young man, an old man sees the situation as a whole, the internal interconnection of phenomena is revealed to him through “insight.” Until E. Goldberg, a student of the famous Russian neuropsychologist A. Luria, no one managed to penetrate the mystery of human wisdom and demonstrate that wisdom is not an ephemeral abstraction, but a physical reality. In his popularly written book, he refers not only to medical data, but also draws on extensive cultural material, giving many examples of excellent brain function in old age. The author’s advice on how to preserve and increase the capabilities of the brain is extremely useful.