People who experience psychosis have somewhat lower tested intelligence, with a higher proportion of psychotic individuals scoring below the mean score of 100 on IQ tests. However, it may be the case ...

Memory is much more than an archive of the past. It is the prism through which we see ourselves, others, and the world. It’s the connective tissue underlying what we say, think, and do. —Charan ...

Researchers have investigated how sleep affects memory. They found a link between breathing and the emergence of certain brain activity patterns in sleep that are associated with the reactivation of ...

Figure 1. To observe dynamically changing synapses, dimerization-dependent fluorescent protein (ddFP) was expressed to observe flourescent signals upon synapse formation as ddFP enables fluorescence ...

Socializing can also provide you with stimulating new activities, such as a game night or movie night, and interacting with ...

The process of memory is often tied to the brain, but a new study reveals that other cells outside our skulls contain their own kind of “body memory.” In a new study, scientists also discovered that ...

A new study reveals that setting reminders can eliminate some age-related declines in memory. The findings offer a significant breakthrough in addressing the cognitive challenges faced by older adults ...

New research from University of Virginia psychologists has found that "epigenetic clocks"—tools scientists use to estimate a person's biological age—can predict cognitive decline. The study, which ...