Adults learn skills faster but forget more easily, while children retain skills better due to the benefits of sleep, ...

In a new study, researchers identify the biological processes behind stress-induced aversive memory generalization and highlight an intervention which could help restore appropriate memory specificity ...

In mice, stress altered the way that the brain packaged memories, resulting in an unnecessary fear response — but drugs were ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65—more than 4%—have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain ...

A study reveals that young adults outpace children in learning new motor skills. However, they also lose these skills faster.

Contrary to popular belief, children aren't better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed, young adults seem to learn ...

Frequently engaging in these leisure activities is associated with better brain function in people aged 50 and older, ...

New research finds that even single bouts of intense exercise can improve cognitive performance in young adults, particularly ...

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

Excessive daytime sleepiness could be an early sign of a pre-dementia condition called motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR), ...

With more residents — especially those living with dementia — requiring specialized care, administrators are desperately searching for solutions that can reduce the burden on staff members while still ...