In a recent study published in Nature, scientists found that elderly adults known as super-agers had about twice as many newly formed neurons in their hippocampi—the brain region central to memory—as ...

A new preclinical study suggests that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may protect the brain from the damaging effects of a high-fat diet. Researchers found that mice fed a Western-style regimen ...

The field of cognitive science is undergoing a profound transformation as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded into daily life, acting not only as ...

A person's mindset towards aging may play a major role in how a person ages, a new study out of Yale University has revealed.

A large longitudinal study challenges the idea that aging inevitably brings decline, revealing that many older adults improve in key measures of physical and cognitive health.

New Website Consolidates Philosophical Foundations, Mathematical Formulations, and Empirical Studies on Systemic ...

Highly intelligent people often appear socially successful, but psychologically, many report feeling more isolated than their peers.

A new study by Yale University scientists found that older individuals can and do improve over time. Research found that ...

A steady slide into frailty is the story many people tell themselves about old age. The numbers in a long-running federal ...

Future schools may well foster human growth and resilience, with teachers as engagement coaches who guide self-aware, adaptable learners.

Researchers find that nearly half of adults over 65 show cognitive and physical improvements, driven largely by positive beliefs about aging.

Aging in later life is often portrayed as a steady slide toward physical and cognitive decline. But a new study by scientists ...