Discover how the brain’s structural networks evolve in five distinct phases across the human lifespan, from childhood to late ...

Scientists have discovered five major stages of human brain development, with the 'adult mode' not commencing until the early ...

Diet plays an important role in cognitive health. A recent Nutrition study evaluated the association between long-term dietary patterns from youth to adulthood and cognitive function in midlife.

A new study has revealed encouraging findings about cognitive growth and development in adults with non-specific intellectual ...

The fourth epoch marks the beginning of early ageing. This phase is characterized by a decline in brain connectivity, believed to be linked to the degeneration of white matter. Cognitive functions may ...

Concussion in early adulthood has been tied to increased cognitive decline in later life, scientists have shown. By comparing thousands of pairs of identical twins, the researchers from Duke ...

While research has shown that poor cardiovascular health can damage blood flow to the brain increasing the risk for dementia, a new study indicates that poor mental health may also take its toll on ...

New research indicates that identifying children as having high cognitive ability at a young age is often an unreliable predictor of their future intellectual performance. The study found that ...

Research on infant thinking suggests that babies are more complex thinkers than was once believed. There is now evidence that, by the end of their first year, children are capable of logical reasoning ...