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As we age, it’s not uncommon for the brain to change in ways that can negatively impact our cognition. SuperAgers are adults ages 80 and older who tend to retain their brain health and cognition. A ...

Older adults classified as "SuperAgers" generate at least twice as many neurons in the hippocampus than their typical aging peers, a new study has revealed. These findings, released on Wednesday by ...

The findings may help explain why this group has such exceptional memory. By Dana G. Smith Many people’s brains deteriorate as they age, becoming riddled with malfunctioning proteins that result in ...

Aficionados of internet discourse may recall the vogue for deeming things “stochastic terrorism.” A stochastic process has a strong element of randomness, even when the overall result is predictable.

The human brain is engineered to ignore most of what it sees and hears, according to the neuroscientists I interviewed for the audio original Viral Voices. If that’s the case, how are you supposed to ...

A new study from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics reveals a surprising insight into the operation of the ancestral brain: the visual cortex of turtles is capable of detecting ...

Pigeons have historically served as messengers for humans, but a Russian startup claims to take this to a new level—effectively “hacking” pigeon brains to turn them into biological drones. In a recent ...

Octopuses may have big brains because of environmental – not social – factors. Large brains in mammals are generally thought to be linked to social behaviour, an idea known as the social brain ...

Spaceflight takes a physical toll on astronauts, causing muscles to atrophy, bones to thin and bodily fluids to shift. According to a new study published in the journal PNAS, we can now add another ...

Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity. Researchers found distinct electrical firing patterns that could identify ...

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to their neurotypical counterparts. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition ...