A preclinical study from the University of Vermont has linked excessive activity of the mechanosensor Piezo1 in brain blood ...

Despite the long-standing reputation of each, as well as distinct underlying physics, laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) ...

Replacing a missing brain lipid may calm overactive blood vessels and restore healthy blood flow—opening a new path toward treating dementia.

A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a ...

Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) and imaging photoplethysmography (IPPG) are two simple, contact-free, camera-based ways to analyse cerebral ...

Enhancing prefrontal cortex (PFC) cognitive functions requires identifying suitable exercises that increase cerebral blood flow. A recent study using functional near-infrared spectroscopy found that ...

A recent study published in the journal Nutrition describes the impact of caffeine intake on cerebral blood flow in young, healthy individuals. Study: Effects of caffeine on cerebral blood flow. Image ...

Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC ...

Dementia has long been framed as a slow, irreversible loss of neurons, but a new line of research is shifting attention to ...