Alzheimer's disease is often measured in statistics: millions affected worldwide, cases rising sharply, costs climbing into the trillions. For families, the disease is experienced far more intimately.

In the split second that is needed to view a stop sign and react to it, our brain navigates a complex process that transitions seamlessly from perception to action control. This ability to halt or ...

Nuri Jeong remembers the feeling of surprise she felt during a trip back to South Korea, while visiting her grandmother, who'd been grappling with Alzheimer's disease. "I hadn't seen her in six years, ...

A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for recognition memory. The findings could help provide better understanding of ...

A pioneering study from Japan meticulously maps the brain's intricate neural pathways, shedding light on how specific regions work together to control impulsive actions. By employing advanced ...

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers in the United States used non-human primate anxious temperament models to investigate the ...

This illustration titled, "Gateway to Memory," illustrates Dr. Singer's and Jeong's research and how interneurons act as gatekeepers that open specifically on paths to important locations to enable ...

Mistakes, whether spoken or promised, are universal. The feeling of putting our foot in our mouth arises from a key executive function that our brain controls: stopping ourselves. However, the ...

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." —Scott Adams by Grant H. Brenner Creativity is a mysterious and coveted trait, the subject of much research and ...