With the aging of the population, the burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is rapidly
expanding. More than 5 million people in the US alone are affected with AD and this number …

Functional neuroimaging studies have started unravelling unexpected functional attributes
for the posteromedial portion of the parietal lobe, the precuneus. This cortical area has …

Although it is being successfully implemented for exploration of the genome, discovery
science has eluded the functional neuroimaging community. The core challenge remains …

Objective: Examine age group effects and sex differences by applying a comprehensive
computerized battery of identical behavioral measures linked to brain systems in youths that …

In the third edition of her popular text, Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Diane Halpern
tackles fundamental questions about the meaning of sex differences in cognition and why …

Learn how the brain processes mathematical concepts and why some students develop
math anxiety! David A. Sousa discusses the cognitive mechanisms for learning mathematics …

Amid ongoing public speculation about the reasons for sex differences in careers in science
and mathematics, we present a consensus statement that is based on the best available …

Modern stereological methods provide precise and reliable estimates of the number of
neurons in specific regions of the brain. We decided to estimate the total number of …

Louann Brizendine, MD, is a neuropsychiatrist whose professional career has been devoted
to studying the female brain and writing and lecturing to both the public and professionals …

Localized, task-induced decreases in cerebral blood flow are a frequent finding in functional
brain imaging research but remain poorly understood. One account of these phenomena …