At the University of Michigan, Dr. Langa is the Cyrus Sturgis Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Social Research, a Research Scientist in the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, and an Associate Director of the Institute of Gerontology. In this episode, we discuss how being diagnosed with a brain tumor before college garnered his interest in medicine and the brain and how cardiovascular disease is a central issue in the pathology of cognitive decline. Additionally, we discuss his 2015 article, “Trajectory of Cognitive Decline After Incident Stroke,” his 2020 cohort study, “Comparison of Health Outcomes Among High- and Low-Income Adults Aged 55 to 64 Years in the US vs England,” the social and economic impacts of stroke recovery, dealing with confounding factors of measuring vitamin D, and the brain health advice he gives to his patients.