From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release: New research shows how the depth of sleep can impact our brain’s ability to efficiently wash away waste and toxic proteins. Because sleep often becomes increasingly…
From the University of Gothenburg press release: Keeping physically and mentally active in middle age may be tied to a lower risk of developing dementia decades later, according to a study published in the medical…
From the University of Birmingham press release: ‘Night owls’ — those who go to bed and get up later — have fundamental differences in their brain function compared to ‘morning larks’, which mean they could…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: New research published in JNeurosci reports features of the brain in musicians with absolute, or perfect, pitch (AP) that likely enable individuals with this rare ability — shared by Mozart,…
From the American Physiological Society press release: New research suggests that the relationship between physical and brain fitness varies in older adults by virtue of their sex. The study is published ahead of print in…
From the Elsevier press release: Patients with psychosis have accelerated aging of two brain networks important for general cognition — the frontoparietal network (FPN) and cingulo-opercular network (CON) — according to a new study in Biological…
From the Columbia University Irving Medical Center press release: Athletes know a vigorous workout can release a flood of endorphins: “feel-good” hormones that boost mood. Now there’s evidence that exercise produces another hormone that may…
From the Virginia Tech press release: New research from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute suggests that drivers who use hands-free electronic devices, as opposed to handheld ones, are less likely to get into a crash.…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: Adults who notice that they frequently lose their train of thought or often become sidetracked may in fact be displaying earlier symptoms of cerebral small vessel…
From the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology press release: Memory plays a crucial role in our lives, and several studies have already investigated how we store and retrieve information under different conditions. Typically, stimuli…