Jessica Broitman Ph.D. on February 19, 2023 in Learning Disorders Across the Lifespan

Wonder what services are available to children with learning disorders? The process for obtaining critical services is explained.

Jessica Broitman Ph.D. on February 10, 2023 in Learning Disorders Across the Lifespan

Have you wondered what happens in a neuropsychological evaluation conference? The assessment process itself is the beginning of treatment and should be a therapeutic event.

Jessica Broitman Ph.D. on January 30, 2023 in Learning Disorders Across the Lifespan

Neuropsychological evaluations can explain cognitive processes that may be hindering academic success, and offer diagnosis, eligibility codes, and treatment recommendations.

Charles Hebert M.D. on October 11, 2022 in Health Examined

The NFL's new concussion guidelines aim to protect athletes on the field. But what about off the field?

Andrew E. Budson M.D. on October 1, 2022 in Managing Your Memory

For those suffering from COVID brain fog, traumatic brain injury, normal aging, or mild dementia, these strategies can help maintain or improve memory.

Jeffrey N Pickens Ph.D. on August 23, 2022 in Psychology Through Technology

Emerging technology could soon measure neural activity at a cellular and electro-chemical level to uncover mysteries of how the brain creates behaviors, thoughts, perceptions, and moods.

Andrew E. Budson M.D. on August 3, 2022 in Managing Your Memory

Are you dealing with a loved one's difficult dementia behaviors? Improve your communication skills to foster positive behaviors and reduce challenges.

Jorge Barraza Ph.D. on July 6, 2022 in Sensing Technologies

Neuroscience can accurately predict consumer behavior, allowing companies to provide more engaging entertainment experiences customized to individual consumers.

Sylvia R. Karasu M.D. on July 3, 2022 in The Gravity of Weight

Pain is often indescribable to those who suffer chronically. Both writers and artists can create illness narratives to communicate their pain.

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on May 3, 2022 in Brainspotting

What is the real reason why you can't finish writing a novel?

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on April 22, 2022 in Intersections

Memory lapses can happen due to contextual and biological factors. When should we worry about repeated episodes of forgetting?

Eliezer Sobel on April 14, 2022 in The 99th Monkey

What is left to do when you've tried everything to get to sleep?

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on March 30, 2022 in Long Fuse, Big Bang

Mechanical brain pulsations are essential for healthy brain aging, and a new study shows why sleep is so important in producing them.

Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on March 29, 2022 in Long Fuse, Big Bang

Novel, high-tech advances may help patients with spinal cord injury regain motor function.

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on March 14, 2022 in Brainspotting

Which is more likely to be preserved after a stroke: writing or reading?

Andrew E. Budson M.D. on February 3, 2022 in Managing Your Memory

Once you understand both the antecedents and the consequences of a behavior, making a plan to improve that behavior becomes straightforward.

Gary Wenk Ph.D. on January 24, 2022 in Your Brain on Food

A novel scanning method can distinguish participants who are impaired due to THC intoxication from those who are only mildly intoxicated.

Travis Langley Ph.D. on January 24, 2022 in Beyond Heroes and Villains

"Brain fog" muddles many during and after COVID. Recent research helps explain why.

Andrew E. Budson M.D. on December 28, 2021 in Managing Your Memory

You probably consider the antecedents—what came before—when you are evaluating a behavior. But don’t forget to consider the consequences as well.

Christopher Bergland on December 3, 2021 in The Athlete's Way

Traditional views on the origins of stuttering are being upended by groundbreaking research methods that focus on speech initiation issues rooted in the basal ganglia.

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on September 21, 2021 in The Man Cave

Is it all about working with law enforcement on criminal profiling cases? The answer may surprise you.

Andrew E. Budson M.D. on September 5, 2021 in Managing Your Memory

Most people with dementia eventually develop problems chewing and swallowing. Here’s what you can do about it.

Christopher Bergland on August 26, 2021 in The Athlete's Way

Emerging evidence suggests that neuroinflammation may impair cognition over time. The good news: Exercise-induced irisin reduces neuroinflammation and may offset cognitive decline.

Cami Rosso on July 22, 2021 in The Future Brain

New AI may improve the mental health care of stroke survivors by detecting a patient’s post-stroke depression (PSD) type, distinguishing between depression, apathy, and anxiety.

Burcin Ikiz Ph.D. on July 21, 2021 in Connecting Neurons

An experimental vaccine targeting harmful tau shows the promise of eventually treating Alzheimer’s disease.

Yamila Lezcano LMHC on July 20, 2021 in Becoming Resilient

Disasters like the building collapse in Miami underscore the need for us to understand trauma's effects and the road to recovery.

Christopher Bergland on June 27, 2021 in The Athlete's Way

New research sheds light on potential ways to fine-tune vagus nerve stimulation across the 24-hour sleep-wake cycle to optimize its benefits.

Joel Frohlich on June 16, 2021 in Consciousness, Self-Organization, and Neuroscience

Building a machine that would detect consciousness sounds like science fiction, but the growing science of consciousness is beginning to show the way.

Joel Frohlich on May 23, 2021 in Consciousness, Self-Organization, and Neuroscience

How can we know if an unresponsive person feels or experiences anything? Functional neuroimaging may hold the answer.

Andrew E. Budson M.D. on April 21, 2021 in Managing Your Memory

There are different types of tremors in dementia. Learn to tell them apart.