For more than a century, brain imaging has been a story of trade-offs: sharp pictures but slow timing, or fast signals with ...

For years, stimulant medications for ADHD have been described as chemical accelerators, framed as drugs that rev up a ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses magnetic fields to create images of the body that allow doctors to diagnose injury or illness more accurately. Susceptibility tensor imaging (STI), a specialized ...

Our bodies change as we get older, and one undesirable result is that we become more vulnerable to age-related issues. Particularly, old age is characterized by a significant physical and mental ...

In an episode of The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian's doctor discussed her recent brain scan, highlighting 'holes' linked to ...

After traumatic brain injury (TBI), some patients may recover completely, while others retain severe disabilities. Accurately ...

The findings suggest that while chronic pain was associated with accelerated brain aging in earlier studies, healthy ...

New research shows jazz improvisation relies on shifting brain networks as musicians move from memory to creative freedom.

Have you ever met someone and felt an instant connection? Research from UCLA and Dartmouth suggests that our brains recognize ...

Two new groundbreaking drugs could slow the memory impairment, thinking skills and overall brain decline — and both are ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.