There are three types of cognitive reserve that can protect against decline as we age. Columnist Helen Thomson explores the ...

Lifestyle interventions can slow cognitive decline in your 60s and 70s, according to a large randomized controlled trial.

On the flip side, having good places to walk and access to places like community centers, clinics and food stores could help reduce risk of cognitive decline by up to 6%, the study found.

Many more papers show a similar phenomenon in different tasks: cognitive maps of social space, musical sounds, odors, narratives, word meanings, etc. (reviewed in [1]).

Researchers trained mice and monkeys to forage for targets in an immersive virtual environment. The animals' facial ...

Conducting the meta-analysis was important, as was taking several empirical studies to create a clearer picture about environmental risk, Song said. The research combined 54 studies in a ...

Objectively measured environmental features and their association with cognition and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ageing Research Reviews, 2025; 104: 102630 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr ...

A decline in specific aspects of well-being may be putting you at risk for cognitive impairment in later life, according to a new study.

Distinct genetic and environmental origins of hierarchical cognitive abilities in adult humans. Cell Reports, 2024; 43 (4): 114060 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114060 ...