An analysis of almost 50,000 brain scans 1 has revealed five distinct patterns of brain atrophy associated with ageing and neurodegenerative disease. The analysis has also linked the patterns to ...

which her team calculated to equate to between 2.5 and 6.5 years of aging. “Quite a big thing in terms of the age of the brain. And we think that’s really important because a lower total brain ...

Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses ... these different senses activate different parts of the brain, a new study indicates that multiple senses ...

This is part 3 of a five-part series. Part 1 provided an overview ... These theories propose that information in the brain becomes conscious when it gains access to a "workspace" and is broadcast ...

1. Stress is a natural part of life. Unfortunately, many people don’t know how to deal with it or appreciate the toll it can take. In “The Stress-Proof Brain,” Melanie Greenberg, a clinical ...

In this article, I've predicted a few “brain breakthroughs” to expect in the next five years ... hesitated about making smartphones part of their businesses—they soon realized that employees ...

a part of the brain buried deep towards the bottom of the organ) as the likely culprit. That was unexpected, says Dr Bloch, for the LH is best known for being involved with hunger, thirst and ...

It begins to shrink, and tiny fibres in the brain's white matter that help different parts communicate are damaged ... Researchers identified five "high-risk clinical factors" clinical factors ...

Having five friends was linked to having more volume in these cortical regions. Importantly, these brain regions are also important for other forms of cognition, for example attention and ...