For roughly 40 years, the working assumption in neuroscience went something like this: the hippocampus, the brain’s primary ...
A new study from Austrian researchers suggests the brain begins life with an overly dense and disorganised network of ...
Researchers in the Jonas group at ISTA applied this question to the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for memory ...
The hippocampus follows a "tabula plena" model, starting with dense, random connections that are pruned into an efficient ...
Youth cannabis use between ages 9 and 17 years is associated with slower cognitive development during a time of key brain development.
A systematic review reveals adolescent cannabis use alters brain structure, elevates addiction risk, and impacts cognitive ...
"Mom brain" and "pregnancy brain" are colloquial terms used to describe observable cognitive changes like forgetfulness and mental fog that are often reported during pregnancy and postpartum periods.