KevinMD June 29, 2024
As a behavioral neurologist and professor in the departments of neurology, psychiatry, and physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania, my research focuses on using noninvasive brain stimulation technologies to help people with cognitive problems due to neurological disorders. I also study human cognition with the goal of better understanding how different parts of the brain work in order to help people preserve their brain health and cognition later in life.
Many people today think cognitive decline is an inevitable part of aging. In fact, a recent consumer survey conducted by the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) found that 87 percent of Americans are concerned about age-related memory loss and declining brain function as they grow older.
This...