While physical activity is known to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease, many patients are unable to exercise due ...

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Embraced by the world’s best memory athletes, the “method of loci” can also help the rest of us strengthen our recall, heal ...

The Krakencoder combines brain structure and function data to predict cognitive performance, offering new insights into brain ... Mapping how the brain’s anatomical connections and activity patterns ...

Brain mapping investigates the brain's structure and changes due to ... It provides insights into how different regions of the brain interact and how they contribute to cognitive functions, ...

The first 3D map of mitochondria in the human brain has been created, revealing how brain energy influences cognitive aging.

These exercises influence multiple mechanisms that support cognitive function, including increased brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) production, enhanced neuroplasticity, improved vascular ...

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain's wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published ...

Observing map formation. To see how these cognitive maps form, the researchers used a Janelia-designed, high-resolution microscope with a large field of view to image neural activity in thousands ...

Scientists from MIT used movies to better understand how the brain works to recognize faces, process conversations and perform more complex cognitive functions. For the study, researchers used ...