As a neurologist who specializes in dementia and other cognitive disorders, I’m often asked how to maximize brain health throughout the lifespan. Healthy Aging Month gives us a chance to focus on just ...

Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom. Brain organoids, which ...

In classrooms and study environments around the world, attention often wanes after only a short period of sustained focus. Researchers have long investigated how the brain maintains engagement during ...