Neuroscience

Brain tumors: The positive effect of the cognitive reserve

Cognitive reserve—the term given to the capacity to maximize cognitive performance through differential engagement of cerebral networks or alternative cognitive strategies—protects the cognitive functions of brain tumor ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Social contact may help preserve brain function in later life

A study of the impact of social isolation on cognitive performance and brain structure has highlighted the importance of a good social support system in maintaining a healthy brain into later life.

Neuroscience

Possible 'steps' to revealing super-agers

On the quest for the proverbial fountain of youth, scientists have long looked for evidence of super-agers—people whose brain ages slower than their body. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University ...

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