Current reporting, research and professional developments across Neuropsychology, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
Preterm birth disrupts early brain development, increasing the risk of cognitive difficulties. However, its long-term effects on functional brain network energy, a metric of large-scale network stability and…
Abundant evidence shows that when listening to speech or reading text, we continuously make high-level predictions about upcoming words â their content, meaning, and relationship to the overall narrative. Does this…
Visual food stimuli are widely used in food perception and evaluation research, but are often limited by a lack of control of confounding variables. AI-generated food images may be a viable but yet understudied…
Researchers discovered that the youth-associated protein TIMP2 restores healthy immune function in the aging brain by rejuvenating microglia.
For centuries, scholars have read ancient documents describing the production of brass in 10th-century A.D. China. The problem was that the earliest physical evidence of brass production would be found nearly 600 years…
New genetic analyses of ancient human skeletons from western Remote Oceania are shedding light on the complex history of settlement in this vast Pacific region over the past 3,000 years. With island nations such as…
Brain stimulation can produce very different effects at different moments, even when the stimulus is delivered exactly the same way. A new study published in Brain Stimulation shows that the brain's ongoing activity…
Foods and drinks linked to higher Alzheimer’s and dementia risk in older adults center on ultra-processed items, sugary beverages, processed meats, excess saturated fats, and alcohol. Emerging ...
Singing in a neurological choir – a singing group designed for individuals living with acquired brain injuries and neurodegenerative disorders – reduces social isolation and the sense of loss that ...
A medieval monastery complex, long believed to be lost, has now been identified using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) in Roskilde, Denmark. The investigations have uncovered extensive and well-preserved remains of the St…
The Huashan rock art landscape in southern China, close to the border with Vietnam, is a remarkable UNESCO World Heritage site. Thousands of images are painted on river cliffs across more than 80 locations stretching 260…
Scientists have discovered that the aging human brain may be far less isolated from the rest of the body than once believed. Stanford researchers found that large numbers of immune cells from the blood begin entering the…
A Stanford study found estrogen-only menopausal hormone therapy linked to 35% lower Alzheimer's pathology and 39% lower dementia odds in women.
Latin squares are arrangements of symbols in a grid in which every symbol appears exactly once in each row and column. These symbol arrangements, which were first studied more than three centuries ago, are now widely…
Women who used estrogen-only hormone therapy later in life were less likely to develop dementia and showed fewer signs of Alzheimer’s disease in their brains, according to a large study of more than 21,000 participants…
Meteorites provided a rare but ready source of iron for ancient Bronze Age cultures before smelting became common. A new study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, sheds light on how the ancient Minoan…
AbbVie’s ABBV neuroscience franchise continued to deliver strong growth in the first half of 2026, with sales reaching $6.1 billion, up 21.8% year over year on an operational basis. While the segment ...
More than 7 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's, and the number of people aged 65 or older with the disease could exceed 13 million by 2050.
Positive affirmation is more than feel-good thinking. Neuroscience suggests that the language leaders use with themselves can shape how they approach leadership challenges.
Fewer hot flashes and night sweats may not be the only upside. A new study suggests women taking a drug used to ease menopause symptoms may also face a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
A language-specific brain network can be identified even when a person is resting, listening to music, or doing a task unrelated to language. The network is usually concentrated in left frontal and ...
Canada's health ministry this week announced a $24 million investment in research examining how cannabis use affects users' brain health.
Exploring the complexities of the human nervous system through advanced brain imaging and stimulation Behind each article we publish stands a team of superheroes: authors, editors, and reviewers who chose to uphold…
Language network brain fMRI research confirms the brain's dedicated language circuit is identifiable from any scan, regardless of task -- enabling language mapping for stroke and aphasia patients who ...
A diagnosis of dementia can be devastating, especially when symptoms quickly change a person’s behavior, personality and ability to think. But research from Cedars-Sinai suggests that a small group of ...
Becoming much sleepier during the day in very old age may be linked to a higher chance of developing dementia. A study of women in their 80s found that those whose overall sleepiness increased over ...
Hundreds of thousands of Aussies are due to receive a letter telling them how to be on the lookout for an increasingly common disease.
The federal government will send letters to more than 340,000 people, urging them to take action now to reduce their risk of contracting the disease.
The part played by synaptic plasticity in natural learning can be reassessed owing to the discovery of dormant neurons in the cortical layer-2 of large-brained mammals. Here, the recruitment of cortical columns that…
BackgroundDiscipline inspection and supervision cadres are exposed to high levels of occupational stress, yet convenient and accessible forms of psychological support for this group remain limited.ObjectiveThis study…
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