The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not engaged in physical activities, such as relaxing, resting or daydreaming.

A single blood test has linked vitamin C levels to MRI signs of brain aging in more than 2,000 older adults. In a large study ...

A new study found that older adults with higher vitamin C levels were more likely to have more gray matter and stronger brain ...

The brain is always intrinsically active, using energy at high rates while cycling through global functional modes. Awake brain modes are tied to corresponding behavioural states. During goal-directed ...

Changes in the brain networks responsible for identity, self-awareness, and the residual self help explain how chronic ...

Do you ever wonder why you come up with some of your best ideas in the shower? What about when you are just about to fall asleep? Or maybe when you are going out for a walk on your own? There is a ...

A new study links low plasma vitamin C levels to reduced gray matter and broken Default Mode Network connectivity.

A study published June 25 in the American Journal of Psychiatry provides new insights into a long-standing question in psychiatric research: What is the underlying neurobiological mechanism of ...

A study of 2,044 older Japanese adults found that those with lower vitamin C levels in their blood plasma tended to have a ...

Expert Matt Zemon on how new therapies change the way our brains work. Has there been a psychedelic surge lately, or is it just me? Throughout my time in college, I swear I couldn't go one day without ...

Fact checked by Kevin Cyr, MD As our body naturally ages, so does our brain. Structurally, the brain loses volume of gray ...