Current reporting, research and professional developments across Neuropsychology, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
Heavy television viewing in middle age was linked to a troubling brain signature more than 20 years later. Television may be doing more than filling quiet hours. A long-term study suggests that people ...
Tether Evo has three new peer-reviewed papers on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) accepted for publication at the Journal of Neural Engineering, Imaging Neuroscience, and Neural Networks. Two of the ...
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New research from the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas suggests that our cognitive capacity doesn't diminish as we age like we thought.
By Richard SimaLearning a new language is good for your brain.Being able to speak and understand another tongue offers a form of mental stimulation, which ...
Researchers have uncovered a possible biological pathway connecting obesity to Alzheimer’s disease. Obesity appears to raise levels of certain fat molecules that can travel to the brain, disrupt its immune defenses, and…
Despite decades of scientific research and billions of pounds in investment, dementia still has no cure. But what about the old saying that prevention is better than cure? Is preventing dementia ...
Your brain anticipates waking by adjusting hormones and body temperature. This internal body clock, known as the circadian rhythm, regulates daily cycles. Cortisol levels rise naturally, preparing you ...
ObjectiveNormal sleep rhythms are crucial for hippocampus-dependent advanced cognitive functions. Chronic sleep deprivation (CSD) impairs hippocampal neurogenesis and structure, leading to neurocognitive deficits…
IntroductionWhile previous research has shown that single bouts of acute exercise can enhance cognitive performance, the physiological mechanisms behind this remain unclear. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)…
IntroductionAnxiety is highly prevalent in older adults and often co-occurs with neurodegenerative disorders, worsening cognitive decline and quality of life. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has shown…
BackgroundPrevious work has shown that endurance training is associated with structural and functional plasticity in prefrontal, hippocampal, cerebellar and network level regions using both cross sectional and…
BackgroundCognitive fatigue is among the most common and disabling long-term sequelae of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), with limited effective treatment options. We report a case of refractory post-mTBI cognitive…
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of long-term cognitive impairment, with deficits in episodic memory among the most common and disabling consequences. Although biological sex is increasingly recognized as an…
Scientists in South Korea have finally worked out how our brains flush away waste, solving a mystery that has puzzled experts for 250 years. The discovery offers real hope for future dementia ...
An international initiative establishes the first consensus framework for vocal biomarkers, creating standardized definitions to accelerate voice-based disease diagnostics.
Focused ultrasound effectively opens the blood-brain barrier in gliomas, proving that brain tumors are highly receptive to targeted, size-optimized drug delivery.
Learning relies on refining the strength of existing connections rather than building new neural pathways, pointing to a shared computational principle in human and artificial intelligence.
Controlled breathing interventions significantly reduce substance cravings across alcohol, nicotine, opioids, and stimulants, offering a scalable adjunct to standard addiction therapies.
Noticing gradual changes in a loved one’s memory, language or thinking skills can naturally be stressful for any family.
A new study reveals that mice pay a physical reward cost to gain advance information, driven by a distinct population of orbitofrontal cortex neurons that encode the intrinsic value of knowledge.
A person’s sleeping brain may reveal warning signs of dementia long before memory problems begin. Researchers used machine learning to analyze EEG recordings from about 7,000 adults and found that an ...
New research suggests the two-dose Shingrix vaccine could also lower the risk of dementia, adding to its benefits for adults 50 and older.
Blood tests that can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease up to 20 years before symptoms appear are about to become available in Australia.
Experts say the first 1,000 days after conception is a critical window for brain health ...
When intake runs too low, attention and mental sharpness can suffer, since the fatty acids in brain cell membranes directly affect how well our nerve cells talk with each other. “This disconnect can ...
Misdiagnosis is also common because dementia can look like a mental health condition in women, Chadha explains: "Women often have more depressive symptoms; they might be delusional, they might have ...
The discovery hints at a new way to spot risk earlier, but scientists caution it's far from a definitive test.
A simple action that some of us do and some of us do not, can help the brain tune itself and thereby assist sleep and mood – and also reduce the risk of dementia.
(Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images) The aging human brain is fascinating, because in some ways, it improves with age – but we generally hear more about how it declines. That's understandable! After all, ...
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