Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in.
Barnett’s group was able to examine the entire brain, including the parietal cortex, the region that’s considered the hub for processing numbers. However, Nieder and Mormann were limited by where ...
Notably, fractures can also lead to the leaking of cerebral spinal fluid. More common are fractures of the pterion, which is where the temporal bone joins with other major bones of the skull: the ...