But so far these claims have been met with mixed evidence. We are cognitive neuroscientists who focus on brain health across the adult lifespan. We study how the brain informs cognition and the ways ...

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Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

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Adults exhibit a general tendency to make better decisions than adolescents, and this improvement drives an increase in specific and more sophisticated choice behaviors, according to a new study.

A study of middle-aged adults finds that walking the dog or doing household chores is enough activity to save your brain ...

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About half of the estimated 15.5 million American adults who have ADHD were diagnosed during adulthood. UAB’s Rachel Fargason ...

Over the past decade, researchers have made strides in understanding the link between two seemingly unrelated organs: the gut ...

Immune-cell therapy shrank children's brain tumors, restored neurologic function and—for one participant—erased all ...

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

The good news is research has shown that people can make changes throughout adulthood that can help prevent or delay cognitive decline and even reduce their risk of dementia. These include quitting ...