A new study suggests that where a person lives can be linked to their brain health and potential risk for dementia.

Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don't, you learn. But when the brain's ability to judge context or assign meaning ...

The distribution of wealth between different people living in specific geographical regions has changed substantially over ...

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and Örebro University, Sweden, have ...

Is it an achievable goal to remain mentally sharp while aging, or is it a pipe dream? It's entirely possible if you cultivate ...

A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared ...

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

Too much alone time during teenage years may do more than affect friendships. While some solitude is normal, persistent ...

A recent study reveals that teenagers preferring solitude during development experience notable changes in brain structure ...

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.