A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new—and important or just "background noise." ...

Occasional memory slips are normal, yet it’s never too early to protect your brain health. Here are five ways to improve your cognitive health and overall well-being throughout the years.

Are you struggling with planning or self-awareness? Metacognition can be a game-changer for ADHD. There are strategies to ...

The number of new diagnoses of autism in adulthood is soaring. Signs include challenges with social communication or ...

Atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat), which causes poor blood flow, is another cardiovascular condition that can cause ...

More adults have sought insight on their own neurodiversity in the last decade — often after their children are diagnosed or ...

and executive function (EF), language ability, and academic achievement, according to new research published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Lower SES is associated with poorer ...

Gum disease, or periodontitis, has been linked to poorer cognitive function. Researchers believe this connection may be due ...

More frequent use of cannabis may impair working memory ... on their daily functioning,” she said. Recent cannabis use was associated with poor performance on working memory and motor (movement ...

Heavy cannabis use may negatively impact a person’s working memory, according to the largest study on this subject to date.

The tasks were meant to test working memory, reward, emotion, language, and motor skills. Findings: They found that cannabis had a statistically significant effect on brain function during working ...

As the Trump administration aggressively seeks to “reduce the size of the federal government’s workforce through efficiency improvements and attrition,” as expressed in an executive order on ...