Sadly, as we get older, naps become an occasional luxury instead of a daily requirement, and work, chores, and life take ...

The zona incerta (ZI) is a deep brain region originally described by Auguste Forel as an “immensely confusing area about which nothing can be said.” Despite the elusive nature of this structure, ...

To manage memory lapses, experts suggest using practical techniques. Absentmindedness, often caused by multitasking or distractions, can be tackled by making to-do lists, setting reminders, and ...

It's not just that you start to slowly (or sometimes not so slowly) begin losing your mental capacity as you age — your brain actually gets smaller the older you get, shrinking about 5% per decade ...

A neuroscientist reveals that we have more control over brain aging than we think. Discover how three simple exercises can prevent brain shrinkage and keep it sharp as we grow older.

Many people use the terms Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as if they mean the same thing, but they actually refer to ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

Figure 2 Lateral temporal and frontal network encompassing the inferior ... The study shows that the established functional connectivity abnormalities in temporal lobe areas, observed in schizophrenia ...

Like the hippocampus, it has a phylogenetically preserved three-layered cortex that is vulnerable to excitotoxic injury, has broad connections to both limbic and cortical areas ... only unequivocal ...

A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.

Researchers using intracranial electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings from deep within the brain found that meditation led to changes in activity in the amygdala and hippocampus, key brain regions ...

Figure 6: Activation foci in the basal ganglia, insula/frontal operculum and dorsal ... of low-level sensory and motor processing from the functional maps in the two discrimination conditions.