“I’m going to get fired because of this.” If the idea of getting let go from your job after making a minor, fixable mistake plagues your everyday thoughts, you’re likely experiencing amplified ...

Concerns about age and mental fitness have been a recurring theme through the past two presidencies and are set to only mount in 2024 with two frontrunner candidates nearing or exceeding the age of 80 ...

Low back pain can be at minimum annoying and at maximum debilitating. Defined as pain between the backside and ribs, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that low back pain, in particular, is ...

Post 2 in the series on AI and the evolution of cognition. For those of you who read my first post, Thinking About Thinking—How AI Reshapes Cognition, you’ll know this is more than just a musing on ...

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term that describes the discomfort you feel when your beliefs don’t line up with your actions. Or it could refer to the tension of holding two conflicting ...

The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, one of the most consequential in recent history, was determined in no small part by concerns about the cognitive state of President Biden and the ...

The concept that cognitive health can be preserved or improved is often expressed as "use it or lose it." Numerous modifiable risk factors are associated with "losing" cognitive abilities with age and ...

Cognitive impairment is a common but often overlooked symptom of schizophrenia. From difficulties in social settings to remembering how to take the bus to work, decreased cognitive function can ...

Fatty fish—including salmon, sardines, and mackerel—are among the most powerful foods for brain health. They’re rich in DHA and EPA, two essential omega-3 fatty acids that play a major role in ...

Melinda Jackson has received funding from the Medical Research Future Fund, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) and ...