Psychedelic drugs reduce the amount of bottom-up brain activity flowing into a network associated with self-reflection

New evidence that the hippocampus is inappropriately changing memories between different memory phases as people age, and localizing the specific mechanism in the hippocampus

Researchers found a significant association between declining air pollution and improved cognitive development in children

Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain

Measuring brain activity in 263 people with major depressive disorder, researchers identified five brain profiles for depression in which functional connectivity between brain regions differed

A new study suggests that growing up in a war zone changes how a child's attachment-related anxiety and avoidance connect to their brain networks, indicating that the developing brain may calibrate itself to adapt to an unpredictable environment.

Earlier menopause is linked to faster memory decline and earlier Alzheimer's onset, with stronger risks observed in surgical menopause

Just 10 min of very slow running - at a pace close to walking - can improve mood and executive function, a set of higher-order cognitive processes involved in goal-directed behavior and attention

A nasal spray containing vesicles naturally released by cells may work against Alzheimer's

Blood-Brain Barrier Successfully Repaired in Alzheimer's Models: in Alzheimer's disease, this protective border can begin to leak