# How menopause affects the brain

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDWomen 2019
- Speaker: Lisa Mosconi
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_mosconi_how_menopause_affects_the_brain)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Many of the symptoms of menopause -- hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, memory lapses, depression and anxiety -- start in the brain. How exactly does menopause impact cognitive health? Sharing groundbreaking findings from her research, neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi reveals how decreasing hormonal levels affect brain aging -- and shares simple lifestyle changes you can make to support lifelong brain health.

## Lectures

1. [How menopause affects the brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/lisa_mosconi_how_menopause_affects_the_brain/8e567191d6f4), 13 min (TED's player)