Many people view ADHD as difficulty with focus, attention, and hyperactivity. However, the latest research is demonstrating that deficits in executive function cause more impairment in people's ...

Video chats can significantly improve cognitive function among socially-isolated older adults. The corresponding study was published in The Gerontologist. When you regularly engage in video chats, you ...

If you’ve heard the phrase “executive functioning” recently, it probably came up in the context of ADHD, a common neurobehavioral condition which affects a person’s ability to stay focused, maintain a ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Intermittent calorie restriction improved executive function and memory measures in cognitively intact older adults, an exploratory pilot study suggested. The 8-week randomized ...

Mindfulness helped older adults improve executive function, attention, verbal memory, and others skills, according to a recent study. The report was published earlier this year in BMC Geriatrics. The ...

For years, most research indicated that older adults experience a decline in brain functioning across the board. However, a new observational study, which appears in Nature Human Behaviour, suggests ...

Objective To evaluate systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the effects of exercise on general cognition, memory and executive function across all populations and ages. Methods ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Maintaining and promoting cognitive function in older adults can be aided by regular exercise. While previous research has focused on the effects of moderate- to high-intensity aerobic ...

When you sit too much, your brain function is compromised because there is less blood flow, which decreases the amount of oxygen that reaches the brain.