The concept that cognitive health can be preserved or improved is often expressed as "use it or lose it." Numerous modifiable risk factors are associated with "losing" cognitive abilities with age and ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age. The results of this 10-week study back earlier ...

As AI makes thinking easier experts warn that mental fitness is at risk and explain why training your brain still matters ...

Cognitive impairments are highly prevalent and functionally significant consequences of acquired brain injuries, including ...

October 12, 2012 — "Chemo brain" — the cognitive impairment often reported in cancer survivors who have received chemotherapy — can be significantly improved with computerized brain-training exercises ...

New connections begin to form between brain cells almost immediately as animals learn a new task, according to a study published this week in Nature. Led by researchers at the University of California ...

Anxiety and cognitive problems often go unrecognized, even in clinical practice, though they have a major influence on quality of life. "Some people with Parkinson's even say that the cognitive ...