The Invincible Brain: The Clinically Proven Plan to Age-Proof Your Brain and Stay Sharp for Life

by Majid Fotuhi

Overview

In just 12 weeks, you can take major steps to prevent and reverse cognitive decline, boost memory, and enhance mental sharpness at any age. A leading neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University unveils a groundbreaking glimpse into the remarkable, resilient brain, and offers a science-backed plan to unlock its true potential.

Dr. Majid Fotuhi, MD, PhD, world-renowned neurologist and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins, is leading the charge in revolutionizing how we understand human intelligence, brain health, and age-related cognitive decline. In this pioneering book, he reveals the true wonder of how the brain works and its infinite potential for growth and change. Supported by over 35 years of original research, The Invincible Brain demonstrates how targeted lifestyle changes can prevent, treat, and even reverse mild cognitive impairment, early Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, ADHD, and concussion symptoms.
Dr. Fotuhi’s 12-week program is backed by extraordinary clinical results, published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, showing that more than 80% of patients achieve exceptional improvements in memory, focus, and other cognitive functions. In elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment, MRIs show a 3% increase in the volume of the hippocampus, the key brain region for learning and memory.
This actionable guide provides a step-by-step formula for unlocking your brain's hidden potential, building resilience, and maximizing mental acuity at any age. In this book, you’ll discover:

• The Five Pillars of Brain Health: The most essential strategies to optimize fitness, sleep, nutrition, mindset, and brain training for lifelong cognitive vitality.
• A New Understanding of Alzheimer’s: The truth about dementia and Alzheimer’s, including the latest in testing and treatment.
• Customizable Brain Exercises: Fun, scalable techniques to enhance memory, problem-solving, and focus.
• A Brain-Boosting Diet Plan: A nutrient-rich plan that can reduce markers of Alzheimer’s disease and keep your brain up to 18 years younger.
• Stress Management Tools: DIY biofeedback and mindfulness practices that can boost heart rate variability to build a calmer and more resilient brain.
• Sleep Optimization Techniques: Proven methods to boost deep sleep for overnight brain detoxification and renewal.

The Invincible Brain delivers everything you need to empower your brain to thrive—in as little as 12 weeks. Your smarter, sharper future begins now.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063435711
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/03/2026
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.04(d)

About the Author

Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D., received his MD cum laude from Harvard Medical School as a member of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), and his doctoral PhD degree in Neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is an adjunct professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins’s Mind/Brain Institute, an adjunct professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at George Washington University, and is the medical director of NeuroGrow Brain Fitness Center. Dr. Fotuhi has been interviewed by more than 50 national and international media outlets including ABC News, CNN, CBS, The TODAY Show, Fox News, Discovery Channel, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, TIMES Magazine, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Times (London), and International Business Times. His groundbreaking, proprietary research has been published in The Lancet, Nature, Neurology, Neuron, Proceedings of National Academy of Science, the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, Journal of Rehabilitation, and Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports, among others. 

Editorial Reviews

"Majid Fotuhi has firmly established himself as one of the most important voices in the country when it comes to Alzheimer's disease. Like so many others, I have called him with my own questions. Now we all get to benefit from his wisdom through his wonderful new book. Mental decline is one of our biggest fears, but Dr Fotuhi provides a necessary dose of reassurance and empowerment." - Sanjay Gupta MD, Neurosurgeon, Emory, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN
"The Invincible Brain is a powerful reminder that we are not prisoners of our genetics. Dr. Fotuhi brilliantly shows how science, lifestyle, and purpose converge to give us the ability to rebuild, rewire, and rejuvenate our brains at any age. His 12-week program is a science-based plan to make your brain unstoppable!" - David Perlmutter, MD, author, #1 New York Times bestseller, Grain Brain and Brain Defenders
“Being a six-time USA Memory Champion and having boosted my brain from normalcy to champion status, I can say that Dr. Fotuhi touches on all the important keys to developing a healthy, powerful brain.”
- Nelson Dellis, six-time USA Memory Champion
“Dr. Fotuhi reminds us that brain health is not just about avoiding disease—it’s about cultivating resilience, curiosity, and meaning throughout life. The Invincible Brain is both scientifically sound and deeply human.” - Vladimir Hachinski, MD, Distinguished University Professor of Neurology at Western University, London, Canada
“Dr. Fotuhi presents, in a highly readable format, decades of research demonstrating how specific lifestyle interventions can protect the brain from dementia. This book is essential for anyone who wants to stay sharp and reduce their risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.” - George Perry, PhD, Professor of Biology and Chemistry at the University of Texas at San Antonio
"Dr. Fotuhi is a consummate educator and writer; in the last three decades, his teaching has made even the most difficult and arcane neurobiology become not only accessible, but also fun and exciting. Amongst the Harvard Medical students (who can be a very tough audience, indeed!), he has garnered well over a generation of enthusiastic fans." - Richard N. Mitchell, MD, PhD, Lawrence J. Henderson Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School
“Emerging evidence suggests that specific lifestyle choices and simple interventions can enhance brain health and performance. Dr. Fotuhi translates the latest scientific literature in this field into simple layperson’s terms and offers up actionable plans. If you want to think more clearly and effectively, now and as you age, Dr. Fotuhi has the guidance you need.” - Barbara S. Slusher, PhD, MAS, Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Medicine, and Oncology and Director of Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
"Our students at Harvard Medical School consistently praise Dr. Fotuhi for his enthusiastic teaching and his gift for explaining complex neurobiological concepts, making them clear, accessible, and engaging." - Stuart A. Forman, MD, PhD, Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School
“Want to grow a bigger brain, improve your memory, and save your brain from premature aging? Follow Dr. Fotuhi’s advice. I do!”
- Jean Carper, bestselling author of Stop Aging Now!, Your Miracle Brain, and 100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s and Age-Related Memory Loss
“Dr. Fotuhi gives us the WHY and then the HOW to a program of total Brain Fitness that will help you be sharp and stay that way!!! Read this book to age gracefully and with vigor!” - Dr. John Ratey, author of Spark

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