The possibility that bilingualism could impact cognitive ability began with research with children [1], but others reported that bilingual middle-aged and older adults outperformed their counterparts on a Simon task commonly used to investigate attention and perception [2]. These results suggested there could be broader implications for bilingualism than had been previously considered. The paper […]

Chronic pain (CP) not only causes physical discomfort but also significantly affects cognition. This review first summarizes emerging findings that reveal complex associations between CP and cognitive impairments, and then presents neuroimaging evidence showing aging-related brain alterations in CP and proposes a framework where accelerated brain aging links CP to cognitive impairments. This framework explains […]

Various neuroscientific theories maintain that brain oscillations are important for neuronal computation, but opposing views claim that these macroscale dynamics are ‘exhaust fumes’ of more relevant processes. Here, we approach the question of whether oscillations are functional or epiphenomenal by distinguishing between measurements and processes, and by reviewing whether causal or inferentially useful links exist […]