The gene NPAS3 controls how brain support cells, or astrocytes, generate energy in their mitochondria (shown here). This ...

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The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood ...

Research that is taking a closer look at activity in the thalamus—a region long considered a relay station for the brain and involved in consciousness and motor activity—reveals the thalamus may play ...

Have you ever had the solution for a tough problem suddenly hit you when you’re thinking about something entirely different? Creative thought is a hallmark of humanity, but it’s an ephemeral, almost ...

A large MRI study of more than 47,000 adults found that cerebellar aging is uneven, with posterior association regions and ...

Your chatbot is not giving you Alzheimer’s,' Vivienne Ming, a theoretical neuroscientist and chief scientist at a US ...

Whether it's the hectic work schedule, the afternoon sluggishness of the office, or the heaviness of a morning's sleep, we ...

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for health, but taking fish oil supplements may not deliver the memory and cognition ...