For years, most research indicated that older adults experience a decline in brain functioning across the board. However, a new observational study, which appears in Nature Human Behaviour, suggests ...

Gritty people may be more able to self-regulate and show 'cautious control' -- but don't necessarily have greater cognitive ability, according to a new study. A new analysis of the personality trait ...

Vitamin D levels in post-mortem brain tissue were linked with cognitive function, an autopsy study showed. Higher concentrations of 25(OH)D 3-- the main form of vitamin D assessed in the study -- in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Worse pretransplant cognitive function scores did not predict clinical outcomes. Better scores were ...

Share on Pinterest Short-term fasting is unlikely to have a significant impact on mental sharpness, according to new research. Johner Images/Getty Images Researchers report that intermittent fasting ...

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Cognitive reserve acted as a protective factor that preserved executive function in older adults ...

Data sources Cochrane Central, PsycINFO, Embase, Medline and CINAHL. Eligibility criteria Peer-reviewed, randomised controlled trials, in English (1990–present), which examined the effects of exercise ...

Night owls will find this new research a hoot. A study from Imperial College London suggests that those most active at night perform better on cognitive tests. The researchers analyzed UK Biobank data ...