How To Take Care of Your Brain During Menopause

Dr. Majid Fotuhi is a neuroscientist and clinician who has built his career around advancing brain health, with work spanning research, teaching, and patient care. He earned his PhD in neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University in 1992 and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1997, and he now teaches at Johns Hopkins, George Washington University, and Harvard Medical School. Known for his Brain Fitness Program, which blends a detailed baseline assessment with weekly training sessions, he focuses on lifestyle and cognitive strategies to improve memory, focus, and long-term brain resilience. In our conversation, he emphasized that many symptoms women face during menopause are temporary, saying that brain fog and memory lapses “are transient and usually subside after hormone fluctuations settle,” and he encouraged a lifestyle of exercise, diet, sleep, mindset and brain training aiming to reach one’s nineties “and be sharp.”