Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has published a new educational resource that explains how opioid receptors ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

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Individuals who struggle to complete tasks (at home, school, or the workplace) may not have a problem with executive function—they may have a misalignment of intentions and goals.

Some people are immune to dementia, even if their brain is deteriorating. Cognitive reserve is the secret boost that builds ...

Research ties oral health to dementia risk through nutrition, social life, and daily function, suggesting oral care supports ...

Nearly one in five of the 2.5 million veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan sustained at least one traumatic brain ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

Updated guidance on vascular cognitive impairment emphasizes executive function and processing speed, endorses brief, ...

The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.

A new study suggests that a little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age ...

Dopamine in the brain influences movement, learning, motivation and sleep. In humans, problems with dopamine are linked to ...