Bioassay-guided fractionation of the EtOAc-soluble extract of Pueraria lobata based on the inhibition of $A{eta}$-induced toxicity in PC12 cells resulted in the isolation of four known active compounds, genistein (8), biochanin A (9), sissotrin (10), and puerol B (11). Of these, genistein (8) and biochanin A (9) exhibited potent neuroprotective effects with $ED_{50}$ values of 33.7 and 27.8 ${mu}M$, respectively. In addition, a new coumestan, 2-(${alpha}$,${alpha}$-dimethylallyl)coumestrol (1) was isolated and characterized, but proved to be inactive, as were additional seven known compounds. The structure of new compound 1 was determined using spectroscopic techniques.