People in midlife may be more likely to experience chronic stress, which impacts memory. Plus, hormonal declines in your 40s and 50s may make forgetfulness worse.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Younger adults might have no problem grocery shopping online while watching a show or calling a ...

A breakthrough study revealed a primitive brain region that acts as a built-in filter to block out a noisy world.

Scientists find cognitive flexibility problems may signal Alzheimer's warning signs months before memory loss appears The ...

The Multi-Sensory Convergence Ladder: As signals ascend deeper into the fish’s forebrain, specifically into a structure called the pallium, single-sense neurons give way to multi-sensory cells. This ...

Recent evidence suggests that a single dose of the psychedelic compound psilocybin reduces the drive to seek out rewards, ...

A study led by Professor Ryuta Kawashima suggests that driving a manual transmission car is beneficial for the brain, and could help prevent dementia. Kawashima is a neuroscientist known for the Brain ...

Much like camera settings—filters, flashes and focus—affect what we notice in a final photo, the way scientists measure ...

A new study uncovers a brain-gut-bone axis where stress accelerates hematopoietic stem cell aging via gut microbes.

Psychological stress is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for certain health conditions, including cardiovascular ...

People who grew up in difficult homes often learn to survive stress before they learn how to feel safe. Over time, childhood ...

Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...