But this question tests temporal orientation — basically knowing where you are in time — which is a critical function of the medial temporal lobe and prefrontal cortex regions of the brain. 2.

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For years, practitioners of alternative medicine have been touting the benefits of ginkgo, especially for maintaining brain health, but a new study finds that the centuries-old nostrum does little ...

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New research from Cambridge and Fudan University reveals the cognitive benefits of longer sleep in adolescents. The study ...

In the first study, a research team from the University of Toronto and the Chinese Academy of Sciences used MRIs to scan the brains of 50 older adults and 24 younger adults. Half the older adults had ...