MeSH tree: C10
Our brains anticipate sensory signals—such as sight, sound, smell, or touch—by relying on past experiences. When we bite into an apple, for example, we expect a sweet crunch because of all the other times we have eaten one.
Apr 15, 2026
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New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found that higher sodium intake may negatively affect episodic memory, the type of memory used to recall personal experiences and specific events from one's past such as ...
Apr 15, 2026
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Northwestern University psychologist Andrea Russell sees older adults with early cognitive impairment riddled with anxiety. Some worry a missed word or forgotten appointment could signal Alzheimer's disease. Others fear making ...
Apr 15, 2026
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Every year in the U.S., about a million people are treated at emergency rooms for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and about 50,000 people die from the injuries or complicating factors, according to the International Brain ...
Apr 14, 2026
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Older Chinese immigrants living in neighborhoods with greater access to community amenities, services, and supportive infrastructure experienced slower cognitive decline over time, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
Apr 14, 2026
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Scores from neuropsychological assessments (in-depth, standardized evaluations of how a person's brain functions in various cognitive areas) are widely used to identify underlying cognitive abilities. However, a single score ...
Apr 14, 2026
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Though many studies approach the developmental disorder Rett syndrome as a single condition arising from general loss of function in the gene MECP2, a new study by neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and ...
Apr 14, 2026
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Hydrocephalus, commonly referred to as "water on the brain," is a dangerous and potentially deadly condition that can harm the brain. For more than a century, physicians have believed that the buildup of cerebrospinal fluid ...
Apr 14, 2026
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In 2025, baby KJ Muldoon became the first person to receive a personalized gene editing treatment, which likely saved his life. But the scientific advances that made the groundbreaking treatment possible were years in the ...
Apr 14, 2026
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Scientists have taken an important step toward a gene therapy that could one day turn off the extra genetic material that causes Down syndrome (DS). Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome 21 (and ...
