Spatial representations of surroundings, including those outside the visual field, are crucial for guiding movement in a three-dimensional world. The
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Issues of dementia and gun ownership need more discussion, researchers say: When should families, physicians and caregivers talk to dementia patients about giving up firearms?
As the number of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia steadily increases, questions around their access to firearms remain largely
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Why people become more prone to distraction with age: A specific brain network, the locus coeruleus, that controls our ability to focus while under stress appears to weaken as we age, interfering with our ability to focus
Older adults appear more easily distracted by irrelevant information than younger people when they experience stress or powerful emotions —
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Identity of brain stem cells clarified: Study offers important insights into how neural stem cells are regulated
The human nervous system is a complex structure that sends electrical signals from the brain to the rest of the
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Less is more when it comes to developing bigger brains: New study reveals human brains may require fewer initial cells to grow compared to monkeys and mice
The superior size and complexity of the human brain compared to other mammals may actually originate from fewer initial starting
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New light on genetic foundation of migraines
The nauseating, often debilitating, headaches affect 15-20 percent of adults in developed countries, yet they remain stubbornly hard to explain.
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Sex after 65: Poll finds links to health, gender differences, lack of communication: Majority are satisfied with their sex lives; nearly 1 in 5 older men use medications or supplements, U-M/AARP National Poll on Healthy Aging finds
A new poll busts stereotypes about the sex lives of older Americans — and reveals gender and health-related divides on
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How small molecule halts spread of toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s progression: Research could help lead to design of drugs that slow neurodegeneration
Alzheimer’s disease destroys brain cells in part by promoting the formation of insoluble clumps that contain a protein called tau.
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Forty-four genomic variants linked to major depression
A new meta-analysis of more than 135,000 people with major depression and more than 344,000 controls has identified 44 genomic
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Dementia trend shows later onset with fewer years of the disease
The diagnosis is one that a family never wants to hear: Your father has Alzheimer’s disease. Your mother has stroke-related
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