Major depression is not only a crisis of mood, it is also a crisis of biology that reshapes the brain itself. As genetic tools sharpen, scientists are now tracing how inherited risk for depression is ...

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

Poor sleep among older adults is linked to disruptions in the brain's 'waste removal system', according to researchers. A recent study offers valuable insight into how sleep quality impacts brain ...

An individual may become completely paralyzed because of any number of accidents that interfere with the functioning of the ...

If you’ve heard the phrase “executive functioning” recently, it probably came up in the context of ADHD, a common neurobehavioral condition which affects a person’s ability to stay focused, maintain a ...

A team of UCLA scientists has found that brain areas linked to social behaviors are both underdeveloped and insufficiently networked in youths with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...

This discovery provides evidence that a much finer analysis of the functioning of the brain - and of its dysfunctions - is possible. These results are published in the journal Cell Reports. Mainly two ...

Black and White patients showed similar degrees of cognitive decline after neurologic injury when scores were interpreted relative to premorbid ability, but Black patients appeared more impaired on ...

Memory is essential for identity, confidence and independence; yet memory loss is far more common than we realize. Mild cognitive impairment affects roughly one in five older adults. At the same time, ...

Why do some entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty with ease while others struggle? The answer might lie in how their brain's executive function operates. Working with hundreds of business founders, I've ...