Researchers have revealed how two neural circuits located in the brain's retrosplenial cortex are directly linked to spatial navigation and memory storage. This discovery could lead to more precise ...

New research published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement has found that older adults who regularly participated in mentally challenging activities, such as reading or puzzles, maintained higher ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – have ... Those assigned to the new, challenging activities showed significant gains in their memory, processing speed and ...

Six years after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, 90-year-old Zelik Bocknek (Zel) refuses to slow down — and he believes his active ...

Researchers are uncovering deeper insights into how the human brain ages and what factors may be tied to healthier cognitive ...

His research centers around understanding how the aging process affects skeletal muscle and how to offset that, so adults can be stronger, more functional and live a higher quality of life. Because of ...

In the new study, the team wanted to investigate whether screening movies during fMRI scanning could give any insight into how the brain’s functional networks respond to a series of complex audio and ...

If you’re looking to embrace the spooky season in York this year and you’re wondering what you can get up to this Halloween, look no further. We have selected some of the best things to do in ...

Older adults experienced more difficulties in remembering these nonspecific tasks under high memory load without reminders, but these age-related performance gaps were eliminated entirely when ...