Nautilus
Oct 19, 2020 - 11 min
Tantalizing evidence suggests that brain activity shifts to increase wisdom as we age. "This shift in brain activity may foster wisdom in some people, a way of being that moves one away from self-centeredness toward emotional equanimity and wider social consciousness. We may even be able to work toward wisdom in old age." Award-winning journalist and author Anil Ananthaswamy analyses for Nautilus.