How the aging brain affects your thinking
The brain controls many aspects of thinking — remembering, planning and organizing, making decisions, and much more.
These cognitive abilities affect how well we do...
Some personality traits linked to memory and thinking problems
Scientists from the U.S. found that people who are organized and have self-discipline may be less likely to develop mild memory and thinking problems...
These personality traits linked to cognitive decline late in life
Scientists from the University of Victoria found people who are organized, with high levels of self-discipline, may be less likely to develop mild cognitive...
Scientists find a key to activating ‘fountain of youth’ in brain
Many people dread experiencing the cognitive and mood declines that often accompany reaching an advanced age, including memory disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and...
His brother had a traumatic brain injury. Now, his mission is to research new...
For a couple weeks, it was too much to believe. A prolonged coma and zero recollection of how it happened.
Ryan Finneran was on the...
Vegans may need to take omega-3 (DHA) to protect brain function
The human body can make most of the types of fats it needs from other fats or raw materials. That isn’t the case for...
New sensor could capture brain signals in record-breaking resolution
A team of engineers, surgeons and medical researchers based at the University of California San Diego has developed brain sensors that record electrical signals directly from the...
Can lutein supplements boost your brain function
It’s easy to see the connection between an unhealthy diet and an expanding waistline.
The connection between food and brain health can be harder to...
How the brain knows when to take out the trash
The brain has its own housekeeping service, a sophisticated mechanism that cleans up debris that is left over from cellular activity.
But scientists have had...
How to eat your way to a healthy brain
In a new study from Deakin University, researchers found people who eat a healthy diet during middle age have a larger brain volume than...