Hormone links exercise with cognitive benefits.
Exercise may benefit brain health and improve cognitive performance during aging. It’s also associated with reduced Alzheimer’s disease risk and cognitive decline.
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STUDY SHOWS HOW TAKING SHORT BREAKS MAY HELP OUR BRAINS LEARN NEW SKILLS
Clinical Trials – Information for Participants
Clinical research trials are at the heart of all medical advances. Researchers enroll women, men, and children in clinical trials to test new ways to prevent, detect, or treat disease.
Afternoon slump explained by brain’s ‘reward center’
Brain’s reward center least active at 2 p.m.
Brief sleep intervention provides enduring benefits to children with ADHD
The impact of brief sleep interventions in youth with both ADHD and sleep difficulties.
Can teens with ADHD tell when they are on medication?
Adolescents frequently stop taking medication, and by age 18, less than 10% continue to take it. This is problematic given that symptoms often persist into young adulthood.
Does the brain create reality?
Perception is not a reliable copy of the external world, but only part of it composed by external stimuli, while the rest is constructed by the brain.
Bipolar Disorders
Physical Activity May Protect Against New Episodes of Depression
Increased levels of physical activity can significantly reduce the odds of depression, even among people who are genetically predisposed to the condition
A Surprising Connection between Altitude and ADHD
Learn about high altitude effect on children with ADHD.