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Neuroscience shows that brain fitness interventions can build higher-order processing skills, promote emotional resilience and mitigate stress.
From physical exercise and diet to evidence-based games and apps, healthy aging engages the brain as well as the body.
Scientific advances in understanding the brain and evolving new technologies can improve outcomes in the treatment of mental health problems.
Scientific discoveries have sparked development of new interventions for brain health and illness which will fundamentally shape care over the next generation.
New research supports the growing belief that prenatal and early childhood exposure to air pollution negatively affects cognitive development.
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New research suggests that targeted deep brain stimulation (DBS) can potentially improve cognitive control, enhancing treatment options for patients with mental illnesses such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
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Scientists have discovered that microglia, cells which were previously thought to clean up damage exclusively within the central nervous system (CNS), also function in the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
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