Researchers suggest two newly developed tests could help to identify cognitive impairments that would otherwise go undetected ...

Imaging studies can be used to detect brain atrophy in the frontal and/or temporal lobe of someone. Because Pick's disease develops in a characteristic pattern, the neurologist will want to see if ...

A team of researchers at UCL and UCLH have identified the key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem solving.

Shorter slow wave sleep and rapid eye movement sleep were associated with decreased volume in Alzheimer disease-vulnerable brain regions.

Researchers focused on applying tDCS to patients' dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, an area in the frontal lobe involved in ... differing patterns of brain atrophy. The research team said ...

The Executive Brain is a popular account of the importance of the frontal lobes for human functioning. The autobiographical elements in the sections that deal with Goldberg's decision to leave ...

These findings provide some evidence that reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD).