Why, in the face of clear evidence to suggest to the contrary, do some people remain so optimistic about the future? Researchers have shown that people who are very optimistic about the outcome of ...

Studies of a gene that affects how efficiently the brain's frontal lobes process information are revealing some untidy consequences of a tiny variation in its molecular structure and how it may ...

April 1, 2010 — A new study shows a link between elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), an indicator of low-grade inflammation, and decline in executive function but not ...

The contribution of medial temporal lobe structures to memory is well established. However recent brain-imaging studies have indicated that frontal cortex may also be involved in human memory ...

Village Caregiving reports that frontotemporal dementia is a progressive brain disease affecting behavior, speech, and memory ...

The things of nightmares have arrived in the Inland Northwest. Thankfully, those who study them were already lying in wait. All across Spokane this week, Jason Voorhees terrorized teen campers, a ...

Your brain has four major lobes: frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital. Your brain is wired to conduct your most important work each day through the most intricate neural connections and across ...

A loving relationship can be an oasis in uncertain times, but nurturing it requires attention, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and gratitude. In Why Self-Control Fails in Dementia, I explained how ...

Researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial to assess whether 24 weeks of treatment with rotigotine can modify cognitive functions in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. Although ...