Harvard Study of Adult Development

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by Robert J. Waldinger, George E. Vaillant, Arlie Bock · 1938

The Harvard Study of Adult Development (incorporating the Grant Study and the Glueck Study) is one of the world's longest-running longitudinal studies of adult life. Initiated in 1938, it has tracked the physical and mental health of hundreds of men from various backgrounds over their entire adult lives to identify the key predictors of healthy aging and happiness.

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1 episode featuring Harvard Study of Adult Development

Neuroscience reveals how the brain calculates effort versus reward