Around menopause (known as perimenopause), your brain is doing some interesting things. First of all, the brain is reactive to hormones such as oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Changing levels of these hormones around menopause affects how your brain processes information and emotions.

The other thing that's going on in your brain around menopause is that it is literally rewiring itself! There are differences between a pre- and post-menopausal brain!