The Menopause Brain: The New Science Empowering Women to Navigate Midlife by Dr. Lisa Mosconi

The Menopause Brain: The New Science Empowering Women to Navigate Midlife is written by Dr. Lisa Mosconi. It explores menopause and perimenopause through the lens of neuroscience and women’s brain health.

Key details

• Author: Dr. Lisa Mosconi
• Focuses on menopause and perimenopause
• Examines the brain’s role in hormonal change
• Discusses oestrogen decline and its effects on temperature, mood and memory
• Covers approaches including hormone replacement therapies, contraception and lifestyle changes

Synopsis

Menopause and perimenopause can be poorly understood, leaving many people frustrated as they try to make sense of symptoms such as hot flushes, insomnia and brain fog. Dr. Mosconi sets out how menopause is not only about the ovaries, describing it as a hormonal process in which the brain plays a central part.

She explains how falling oestrogen levels can influence body temperature, mood and memory, and may contribute to cognitive decline later in life. The book outlines current approaches, including hormone replacement therapies such as “designer oestrogens”, hormonal contraception, and lifestyle changes spanning diet, exercise and self-care, while emphasising menopause as a transition rather than an ending.