A research team from USC found that easy distractibility is a sign of cognitive aging. This happens most often in older ...

It isn't neglect or laziness that erodes a sharp mind — it's the accumulating stock of things you've already gotten very good at. Most accounts of a mind going dull revolve around the same explanation ...

An embarrassing summer softball game sent a reporter for The Athletic on a search for answers and explanations about The Yips ...

Sri Lanka is once again locked in a fierce national debate over retirement ages. The government’s proposal to amend the constitution and extend the statutory retirement age of Supreme Court judges ...

That warm, dusty, familiar scent wafting off your favorite paperback has a name, some genuine neuroscience behind it and a couple of rules about when it's time to stop sniffing ...

Have you ever read a long answer five times, only to forget it the next morning? Don't worry - you are not alone! This week, ...

A cancer survivor who once collapsed after 100 metres has completed seven marathons – and science says older runners may have ...

Existing approaches intended to promote neuroplasticity, including medication, brain stimulation, and behavioral therapies, ...

AI has helped scientists measure the brain’s hidden cleaning system, revealing that fluid moves rapidly around its outer spaces but about 50 times more slowly through deep tissue. The discovery could ...

How about a fresh portion of mind-challenging riddles? Great! Then, let's get down to work! He flattened Sweden’s migrant wave. This is how he’d stop the small boats Tributes to 'wonderful' dad, 44, ...

Scientists have pinpointed a brain network—and its distinctive electrical rhythm—that appears to drive the benefits of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. The discovery could lead to more ...