Running a HEPA air purifier at home for a month gave adults over 40 a measurable mental edge in a Boston-area trial, trimming ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...

Speech rate and word-finding difficulties, including pausing and use of fillers such as “um” and “uh,” were associated with changes in executive function across the adult lifespan in a new study. Jed ...

The “ums” and “uhs” in your everyday speech may not be just verbal tics after all. Research demonstrates these hesitations correlate with executive function abilities, revealing insights about ...

Hoarding disorder has always carried a certain mystery. Why do some people find it nearly impossible to part with objects that others would quickly discard? Over the past decade, neuropsychological ...

Executive function — the term for critical mental skills like organization, focus, time management and emotional regulation — help all of us navigate our daily lives. People with ADHD are much more ...

Every day, a new study is published heralding the benefits of physical fitness. Everybody knows they should probably exercise more... but finding the motivation and the time can be difficult. How much ...