Humans are undeniably unique among all the animals in the world. Our capacity for complex thinking is far above that of any other animal, so it is no surprise that researchers want to know why. In ...

A single-cell atlas of brain aging epigenetics has mapped methylation, chromatin, and gene activity changes across 36 cell ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

“The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and acts as the central hub for thinking and cognition. It enables you to ...

As the size of a person’s belly grows, the memory center of their brain shrinks and beta amyloid and tau may appear — all of this occurring as early as a person’s 40s and 50s, well before any ...

One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is difficulty incorporating new information about the world. This can lead patients to ...

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL. The parts of ...