Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin ...

Alzheimer’s disease is often seen as a condition that affects people later in life. But research now shows that the changes ...

Studies suggest that starting in middle age, nerve cells in the locus coeruleus may get damaged by tau buildup, and that ...

A team from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has discovered that early and sustained cognitive stimulation can help preserve brain connectivity and memory in ...

October 19, 2011 — New studies in animal models show not only that stimulating targeted regions of the brain improves spatial memory but also that neurogenesis explains, at least in part, this ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, is planning to reveal new advances in memory stimulation, ones that could potentially aid in the recovery of wounded soldiers’ memories or the ...

Illustration of the basolateral amygdala (blue), hippocampus (yellow), and perirhinal cortex (pink) and electrical signals from each region during a recognition test trial. Source: Cory Inman, Emory ...

With aging comes change; wrinkles, gray hair, and height differences are all a part of the mix. But it’s not just the cosmetic transformations that people fear. According to a study from the Global ...

People with schizophrenia often suffer from cognitive difficulties. Transcranial direct current stimulation of the brain is widely considered safe and is being studied as a treatment for depression.