When animals and humans explore their surrounding environment or complete specific tasks, their brains simultaneously support both their mental (i.e., cognitive) processes and physical movements. For ...

A new study reveals that short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution can reduce people’s ability to interpret emotions and focus on tasks, making everyday activities like ...

More self-reported cognitive failure events in older adults were associated with worse relative emotional functioning and worse quality of life.

The findings of a recent study have brought new clarity to the discussion on short-term hormone therapy and its cognitive implications. This study followed participants from the Kronos Early Estrogen ...

Compromised cognitive function can be incredibly costly, leading to missed opportunities, slow reaction times and strategic missteps. For example, cognitive slowing can appear in individuals with ...

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known ...

In some cases, it can also cause long-term neuroinflammation that could impair cognitive function and memory. Flu brain is an informal term for all the ways the infection can impact your brain.

People who sit on the low or high side of normal vitamin B12 levels are still at risk of cognitive impairment, according to a ...

A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.

Cognitive functional therapy may reduce disability and pain among patients with chronic LBP and neck pain compared with other interventions.