Dr. Alan Castel

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Huberman Lab · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

Financial losses.

Yeah.

And it's tough, but I think as we get older, we might focus more on the positive things to enhance our mood.

And maybe that's what leads to this kind of uptick in happiness as we get older.

It's not just rose colored glasses, but it's also saying, I'm gonna focus on the things that are positive or be around the people that make me feel good.

I've also heard a lot of older adults will say, as I get older, I just don't have time for that anymore.

I don't wanna focus on these negative things or talking to people who bring me down.

But when we're young, we're all around different people and might complain about things and maybe that's beneficial.

So you can see the bad things and rise above that.

But again, it's interesting to see these non-linear changes.

And I think there is definitely a memory component and getting back to that, why do older adults tell the same story several times?

Well, sometimes it's a negative story, like I had to walk this far to school, but it usually has a positive spin to it.

And so maybe we do this is because we have this positivity bias or we want to relay this positive information kind of to wash out some of the negative things that probably happened.

Some of the happier older adults I spent time with in South Florida lived through some of the worst times in Eastern Europe, let's say.

And I'm like, how is this possible?

And it's their brain changes in ways that might make them look like they're not as sharp as they used to be.

but they're telling jokes, they're less inhibited.

I learned some of the dirtiest jokes from these individuals.

And I think that these people are really interesting to talk to.

And I love teaching at UCLA and being around students, but it's very different than talking to older adults.

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