What happens to your brain as you age

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: Is there a genetic link between endometriosis and the brain?: Even doctors can struggle to diagnose concussions: Artificial brains are helping scientists study the real thing: A big advance in mapping the structure of the brain: Studying broken chromosomes can illuminate neuroscience: The troubling link between contact sports and long-term brain injuries, listen to our science and technology podcast, Babbage to find out more: Neurons are not the only brain cells that think: Are brain implants the future of computing? Watch our film to find out: How adult brains learn the new without forgetting the old: Becoming a father shrinks your cerebrum: How to keep the brain healthy: