The brain has almost no energy reserve, but its activity coordinates organismal function, a
burden that requires precise coupling between neurotransmission and energy metabolism …

The brain changes as we age and these changes are associated with functional
deterioration and neurodegenerative disease. It is vital that we better understand individual …

Understanding normal brain aging and developing methods to maintain or improve
cognition in older adults are major goals of fundamental and translational neuroscience …

Since the concept of working memory was introduced over 50 years ago, different schools of
thought have offered different definitions for working memory based on the various cognitive …

Many but not all cognitive abilities decline during ageing. Some even improve due to lifelong
experience. The critical capacities of attention and executive functions have been widely …

Based on Francesca Happé's best-selling textbook, Autism: An Introduction to Psychological
Theory, this completely new edition provides a concise overview of contemporary …

Brain cells normally respond adaptively to bioenergetic challenges resulting from ongoing
activity in neuronal circuits, and from environmental energetic stressors such as food …

As our brains age, we tend to experience cognitive decline and are at greater risk of
neurodegenerative disease and dementia. Symptoms of chronic neuropsychiatric diseases …

Adult neurogenesis, the process by which neurons are generated in certain areas of the
adult brain, declines in an age-dependent manner and is one potential target for extending …

Delineating the association of age and cortical thickness in healthy individuals is critical
given the association of cortical thickness with cognition and behavior. Previous research …