Month: October 2023

Cognitive decline monitoring through a web-based application

Imagine you have a plant in your backyard and you want to make sure it stays healthy. You check on it every day, monitoring its growth, looking for any signs of decline, and quickly addressing any issues that arise. Monitoring cognitive decline is similar, but instead of a plant, we’re talking about our precious brains! […]

Published on October 5, 2023

High HDL ‘Good’ Cholesterol May Raise Dementia Risk

Think of HDL cholesterol as a helpful friend for your heart and brain. But like any good friend, too much or too little of it can sometimes create problems. Recent research suggests that having either abnormally high or low levels of HDL cholesterol may increase the risk of dementia. This study stands out because it […]

Published on October 5, 2023

Wayfinding across ocean and tundra: what traditional cultures teach us about navigation

Research on human navigation by psychologists and neuroscientists has come mainly from a limited range of environments and participants inhabiting western countries. By contrast, numerous anthropological accounts illustrate the diverse ways in which cultures adapt to their surrounding environment to navigate. Here, we provide an overview of these studies and relate them to cognitive science […]

Published on October 4, 2023