A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto shows that when older adults feel negatively about aging, they may lack confidence in their abilities to hear and remember things, and perform ...

Aging brains are often misunderstood. Older adults go through changes neurologically, but it does not mean intelligence is lost. Now, University researchers are examining how surgery and aging can ...

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at 100 years old, while others experience memory loss ...

Many people believe that memory loss is simply a normal part of getting older. It is common to hear that aging automatically leads to forgetfulness and slower thinking. However, this is not always ...

People worry about losing their memory as they get older, but what most people don’t realize is that this worry can become a self-fulfilling prophecy unless you nip it in the bud.

Everyone misplaces their keys occasionally or struggles to recall a name, but when does ordinary forgetfulness cross the line into something more concerning? Understanding this distinction can make a ...

William James, the father of American Psychology, famously speculated that when a newborn child has her first sensory experience with the world outside of her mother’s womb, it must be “a great ...

Researchers found that gut microbes may contribute to memory loss by disrupting signals between the intestine and the brain.

A study in mice concluded that memory problems associated with age may be driven by our gut microbiome and that the vagus ...

You walk into a room and forget why you came there. You can’t remember where you put your keys five minutes ago. You struggle to recall the name of someone you’ve known for years. Everyone around you ...