Deficits in cognitive function — ranging from decreased attention and working memory to disrupted social cognition and language — are common in psychiatric disorders. They severely compromise quality ...

When someone experiences early-stage memory loss or other cognitive problems, it often leads to a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). In mild cognitive impairment, changes in memory or ...

Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia—a general term for loss of memory, language, and other thinking abilities). Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases ...

While experts understand that dementia occurs because of changes in the brain, they can’t always pinpoint one exact reason for those changes. Is Dementia Hereditary? Dementia isn’t always hereditary.

Speech-language pathologists or speech therapists can help when you are having problems speaking, communicating, or swallowing due to a wide range of conditions, including speech delays or strokes.

Researchers used genomic structural equation modeling to separate schizophrenia-specific and shared bipolar genetic risks. Schizophrenia-unique variants were linked to lower IQ, while shared variants ...

New model of cognitive flexibility gives insight into autism spectrum disorder Being in the present means constantly changing: University of Miami researchers propose a model of cognitive flexibility ...

A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital assessed cognitive and communication abilities in children treated for ...