Last week we explored how modern life quietly wears down the brain’s executive function — the system responsible for focus, ...

Productivity isn't enough. Discover how your brain's executive function helps determine whether you live a meaningful life or an empty one.

If you’ve ever said, “I just need to focus,” and then found yourself scrolling, snacking, and reorganizing your sock drawer—you’ve just met your executive function. And it wasn’t having its best ...

Cedars-Sinai researchers created “young” immune cells from human stem cells that reversed cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s ...

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A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region.

Menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years. But the transition affects far more than reproductive health: it also reshapes the brain. As estrogen and progesterone decline, cognitive ...

The most common cholesterol drug around might help protect cancer patients from "chemo brain." Statins appeared to protect ...

A cognitive training program may boost production of a brain chemical that plays a vital role in memory and attention, a new ...

Neuroscientists probing the boundary between sleep and awareness are finding many types of liminal states, which help explain ...

Village Caregiving reports that frontotemporal dementia is a progressive brain disease affecting behavior, speech, and memory ...