Cognitive functioning affects how people think and their ability to remember things. Impairment in this area of brain health may cause a decline in how someone responds to their environment mentally ...

Cancer related cognitive impairment in patients can stem from the cancer itself as well as the therapies used to treat it.

Mild cognitive impairment—lapses such as missing appointments, losing things, and having trouble finding the words to describe something—affects millions of older adults across the United States. Yet ...

Post-operative cognitive decline, or dysfunction (POCD), is a recognized clinical phenomenon in which patients experience lasting cognitive impairment for some time following anesthesia. Cognitive ...

Can driving patterns help predict cognitive decline later in life? A new study finds that certain changes in driving habits ...

Spectral speech features may serve as noninvasive biomarkers for monitoring attention and executive function in major depressive disorder.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are, respectively, the oldest and second oldest presidents in American history. As both attack each other over their mental acuity in the 2024 election, they have also ...