The health of your brain becomes increasingly important with age as your brain's neural pathways are impacted. One way to ...

Sex differences in cognitive function and memory encompass a spectrum of behavioural, hormonal and neural mechanisms that manifest across the lifespan. Females often demonstrate an advantage in verbal ...

Researchers at Texas A&M University reported that two intranasal doses of extracellular vesicles derived from human neural stem cells reversed signs of brain aging in mice, reducing hippocampal ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Listen to the first notes of an old, beloved song. Can you name that tune? If you can, congratulations — it’s a triumph of your associative memory, in which one piece of information (the first few ...

The connection between physical movement and brain function has emerged as one of neuroscience’s most significant discoveries. The human brain, despite representing only 2% of body weight, consumes ...

When I was a high school student, my maternal grandmother was diagnosed with dementia. This became a reality after her husband died. My mom moved her into our home thinking we might be able to keep ...

In a world saturated with stories—from ancient myths to TikTok clips—narratives knit together emotion, memory, and meaning. A new study in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that how a story is told ...

A specific extract from the root of the American ginseng plant protects brain connections and improves memory in aged rats.

In an era dominated by keyboards and touchscreens, the ancient practice of putting pen to paper has become increasingly rare. Many view handwriting as merely a slower, less efficient method of ...