A species of wood-eating fungus didn’t need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying colors, and researchers say this first-of-its-kind discovery could have broader implications for ...

Nov. 25, 2024 — A groundbreaking method to profile gene activity in the living human brain has been developed. This innovative approach opens new avenues for understanding and treating ...

Cognitive control is the process by which goals or plans influence behaviour. Also called executive control, this process can inhibit automatic responses and influence working memory. Cognitive ...

The modern media landscape is saturated with information, creating opportunities for both enlightenment and manipulation .

Nov. 21, 2024 — In a polarized nation, there is one thing that nearly all Americans agree on, according to a recent study: sports are good for us. Researchers found that more than 9 out of 10 ...

Disability is best viewed as the outcome of interactions among several factors. Modifying any of these factors can be enabling.

But the negative emotional signals emanating from the activated amygdala, amplified by the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate, disrupt cognitive ... Anxiety is by definition a brain state ...

If you are not big enough to lose, you are not big enough to win,” wrote Walter Reuther, who built the United Automobile ...

The recent study, “Postponing Old Age: Evidence for Historical Change Toward a Later Perceived Onset of Old Age,” published in Psychology and Aging, asked, “At what age would you describe someone as ...

We have been here before, but perhaps not for a very long time. Some may remember the Cuban missile crisis and the tangible ...

Gary Small, MD, a geriatric psychiatrist and the chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center, says that age regression, on its face, has a clear definition. “Age regression in adults .

In her free time, she enjoys knitting, listening to podcasts, playing the cello, and hanging out with her cat, Scout. Shiri received her BS in Psychology and BA in Linguistics from the University of ...