Professor Barbara Sahakian
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I thought that 91, 95, 98 unlettered were called that because it was the year that they were invented, like created.
I just thought like it got better each time, you know, 90, 91, then 90, 95, it got a bit better.
And then 90 and 98 came out and we haven't been able to beat it since.
So like, that's why there's no like 25 or 26.
I learned like an hour ago that it's actually like based on the octane, whatever that is.
We did it.
We delivered the mother of all deals.
Today we are living a historic day.
We are recognising, dignifying and guaranteeing opportunities and rights for people who are already in our country.
From the moment their application is accepted, they will be free to work in any sector, anywhere in the country.
I don't think, unless you've actually been through it, that you understand the emotional rollercoaster that everybody goes through.
You can be alright one minute and then psych over the next.
You just have to say when you knew that you weren't feeling very well as to hide away kind of thing or take it out.
Like gardening, I used to take it out on doing that.
Digging or a lot of exercise and walking.
What we found was that the menopause is associated with decreased brain gray matter volumes and these important areas for learning and memory, such as the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus.
And those are two of the first areas to be affected by the changes that we see in Alzheimer's disease.
So it does seem that the menopause might make the female brain more vulnerable.
So this may be part of the explanation for that.
Symptoms very commonly reported are increases in anxiety and depression and problems with sleep.