Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have lower levels of the neuromodulator acetylcholine (ACh) in their brains.

Researchers from Dresden uncover a greater neuron production in the frontal lobe during brain development in modern humans than Neandertals

How do we understand words? Scientists don’t fully understand what happens when a word pops into your brain. What is embodied cognition?

A world-first study has confirmed the link between the two, which could lead to earlier detection and new potential treatments.

The prevention and removal of misfolded protein aggregates is considered a promising strategy to treat Alzheimer's Disease.

Taking a more spirited approach and walking briskly — defined as more than 40 steps per minute — brings even better results.

Every once in a while the thing you're looking for can be found right under your nose. Or in your medicine cabinet.

Researchers test the efficacy of GnRH injection therapy in order to improve the cognitive functions of patients with Down syndrome.

A groundbreaking study at Tel Aviv University effectively eradicated glioblastoma, a highly lethal type of brain cancer.

Scientists have long suspected that religiosity and spirituality were mapped to specific brain circuits, but the location remained unknown.

Science may be one step closer to understanding where consciousness resides in the brain, a new study shows.

Novel music intervention sparks emotional connection between patients and caregivers. Patients had less agitation, anxiety and depression.

An estimated 6.5 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in 2022. That figure is predicted to nearly double by 2050.

Researchers have identified the intracellular signal cascade through which ACh regulates aversive learning, a major preliminary test for AD.

When you look at foods, a specialized part of your visual cortex lights up, according to a new study from MIT neuroscientists.

Parkinson’s disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose as it relies primarily on the appearance of motor symptoms such as tremors.

Study has made progress in identifying how particles and cells give rise to large-scale dynamics that we experience as the passage of time.

Researchers discovered that increasing the production of new neurons in mice with Alzheimer’s disease rescues the animals’ memory defects.

Humans have evolved as social animals. From childhood, we are taught the benefits of forging ties and being empathetic for survival.

After midnight for most people —there are neurophysiological changes in the brain that alter the way we interact with the world.