Image: A volunteer wearing the Fastball electroencephalography cap. Courtesy, University of Bath. Our visual memory system has a phenomenally large capacity. Flick through the…
New research indicates cataract surgery may lower dementia risk. As the population ages, the number of people in the United States with vision loss…
Neurologist Lenora Higginbotham in Atlanta shares how her grandmother’s Parkinson’s journey inspired her present-day career in neurology. This article is part of the series Diversity…
As part of an online conference hosted by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University’s (NYU) Long Island…
You may have read about it in the New York Post: “Scientists pinpoint personality traits that increase risk of Alzheimer’s.” A recent study published in…
In the 1980s, when Cindy Weinstein was a graduate student of English, developing her expertise in language and literature, her father Jerry, now deceased,…
Music has multifaceted effects on our brain as it can stimulate physical movement, activate various brain regions and boost our mood. When researchers first…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Image: Robert Reid and his wife Kimberly….
New wearable tech is being designed to detect depression with more than twice the accuracy of your average human psychiatrist — and prompt users…
Megan, a 36-year-old special education teacher in Pennsylvania, felt honored to care for two of her grandparents who were living with Alzheimer’s. But over…
Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know yet why it’s better than other aerobic activities. Seena Mathew, assistant professor of biology…
Studies have shown: Games can be good for the brain. Jigsaw, crosswords, and number puzzles have been found to improve cognitive function in older…
Alzheimer’s is a complex disease, and studies that follow participants over extended periods of time can gather troves of data on the progression of…
University of Montreal neuropsychology PhD student Émilie Delage, University of Quebec at Montreal professor of psychology and neuropsychology Isabelle Rouleau and University of Montreal…
New animal studies hint that non-hallucinogenic psychedelics could help reduce the toll of stress on the brain. Researchers at the University of California Santa…