Current reporting, research and professional developments across Neuropsychology, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
Dementia risk does not disappear after age 90. Even among people who reach their 10th decade without cognitive symptoms, the likelihood of developing the condition can vary substantially by sex, race, ...
A 26-year study found people without high blood pressure, diabetes or smoking had about 13 more dementia-free years than those with all three risks.
A brain-imaging study following nearly 500 adults connects several familiar cardiovascular risks with the tissue damage most closely associated with vascular dementia. High blood pressure and smoking ...
Dementia prevention midlife: NYU Langone's 26-year ARIC study published August 5, 2026 found that adults free of high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking lived nearly 13 more dementia-free years ...
Taking care of your heart and blood vessels in middle age may also help protect your brain for many years. A large study found that people without high blood pressure, diabetes or current smoking in ...
Teens who start using cannabis may experience slower growth in memory, attention, language, and processing speed. Their abilities often developed normally at first, then began leveling off while nonusers continued…
Patient acceptance of regenerative medicine trial designs in spinal cord injury (SCI) remains poorly understood. We conducted a nationwide, anonymous, web-based survey of individuals with SCI in Japan to assess…
Coastal urban environments grant residents opportunities to engage with nature and serve as potential settings for restorative experiences. To enhance their health benefits, this study investigated how various…
Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of mortality and long-term disability. Despite advances in reperfusion therapies, clinical outcomes remain highly variable, underscoring the need for improved molecular understanding of…
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) is a peripheral vestibular disorder caused by a defect in the bony roof of the superior semicircular canal that alters inner-ear mechanics and produces abnormal vestibular…
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic condition driven by neuroadaptations that promote continued drug use. Identifying molecular mechanisms supporting these adaptations remains a major challenge. An understudied area…
Blood-based biomarkers could broaden access to Alzheimerâs disease diagnostics, but their ability to approximate tau PET, and to address gray-zone results, remains uncertain. We evaluated plasma p-tau217 against tau…
Increased reliance on anaerobic glycolysis is a hallmark of cancer metabolism that is traditionally used by FDG-PET for lesions and metastases detection. Glucose-based chemical exchange saturation transfer (glucoCEST)…
C-reactive protein (CRP) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been proposed as a highly specific diagnostic marker for bacterial meningitis. We investigated whether systemic inflammation, in the absence of CNS infection, can…
Inferring hidden environmental structures, which commonly involves learning arbitrary probability distributions from limited samples, is essential to optimal and adaptive behaviors across various cognitive domains…
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the first-line treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), yet a significant number of patients do not achieve remission or substantial symptom relief. This study aims to…
Nomophobia, defined as the fear of being without access to a smartphone, is increasingly prevalent among students and has been associated with increased anxiety, and reduced psychological well-being. Although most…
Dog-training experts often evaluate dogâhuman interactions accurately, but the neural basis of this expertise is not well understood. Previous studies have shown that higher activation in the posterior superior…
A new study shows how exercise releases muscle-derived "exerkines" that protect dopamine neurons and counter sarcopenia in Parkinson's disease.
A new study introduces "apical hypercontextualisation," explaining how psychedelics target serotonin receptors on layer V pyramidal neurons to shift brain processing from raw sensory input toward associative context.
Researchers uses The Virtual Brain to show how regional acetylcholine receptor density shapes whole-brain activity and localized sleep waves.
Early-life stress elevates the enzyme SETD7 in dopamine neurons, uncoiling DNA and creating a physical scar that heightens adult stress vulnerability.
A new study demonstrates that human overconfidence persists because its decision-making costs make it a credible, peacock-like evolutionary signal of underlying ability.
An intensive seven-day meditation retreat triggered striking changes across the brain and body, including shifts tied to neuroplasticity, immunity, metabolism, and natural pain relief. Participants ...
In a 2024 study, roughly 1 in 100 taxi and ambulance drivers died of Alzheimer’s, compared with 1 in 60 people overall. The probable reason? The continuous real-time mental navigation the drivers ...
Brain aging study: Brain immune cells begin changing around midlife, a new study reveals. Microglia in the hippocampus gradually decline after age fifty, researchers found. These cells appear replaced ...
Discover how honeybees can rejuvenate aging brains, raising possibilities for human cognitive health and new approaches to combat age-related decline.
Researchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex that links its microscopic chemistry to its brain-wide patterns of activity, providing new evidence that regional differences in receptor density help shape…
From smoking to stress, scientists identify everyday habits that could be quietly rewiring your brain toward dementia.
Seeing feels immediate; we open our eyes and the world seems to appear as a continuous stream. But some visual illusions show that events occurring later can change how we perceive what happened earlier, suggesting that…
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