The frequent occurrence of a pattern in a network, however, is not strictly correlated with a biological function. Network topologies reflect evolutionary origins and therefore the selection of ...

A nationwide, prospective cohort study was recently published by Salerno et al. 1 In this study involving 943 participants, the authors aim to investigate the association between physical activity (PA ...

For more than a decade, neuroscientists have known that many of the cells in a brain region called the fusiform gyrus specialize in recognizing faces. However, those cells don’t act alone: They need ...

Over recent decades, an extensive body of evidence has emerged linking dietary practices with cognitive outcomes in older adults. Research indicates that adherence to healthy dietary patterns—such as ...

In 2009, the DNA alphabet expanded. Scientists discovered that an extra letter or "sixth nucleotide" was surprisingly abundant in DNA from stem cells and brain cells. Now, researchers have mapped the ...