Observational population studies indicate that prevention of dementia and cognitive decline
is being accomplished, possibly as an unintended result of better vascular prevention and …

Prevention of neurodegenerative diseases is presently a major goal for our Society and
melatonin, an unusual phylogenetically conserved molecule present in all aerobic …

Locomotor activities can enhance learning, but the underlying circuit and synaptic
mechanisms are largely unknown. Here we show that locomotion facilitates aversive …

Introduction While increasing evidence points toward the benefits of musical activities in
promoting cognitive and emotional well-being in older adults, more longitudinal studies are …

Today, several pharmaceutic and non-pharmaceutic approaches exist to treat psychiatric
and neurological diseases. Because of the lack of treatment procedures that are medication …

Susceptibility to interference increases with age but there is large inter-individual variability
in interference control in older adults due to a number of biological and environmental …

Objectives To examine the association between intellectual engagement and cognitive
ability in later life, and determine whether the maintenance of intellectual engagement will …

Normal aging is associated with brain atrophy and cognitive decline. Working memory,
involved in cognitive functioning and daily living, is particularly affected. Music training …

The process of ageing is characteristic of multicellular organisms associated with late stages
of the lifecycle and is manifested through a plethora of phenotypes. Its underlying …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) augments training-induced cognitive gains, an
issue of particular relevance in the aging population. However, negative outcomes have …