An impressively large study following more than 80,000 people for 11 years has found that difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments can be an early-warning sign of later-life dementia. The next ...

Aphasia and dysarthria both occur due to damage in the brain, but while aphasia causes difficulty in expressing and understanding speech, dysarthria causes difficulty controlling muscles necessary for ...

Alexithymia is one of the more common features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Not all autistic people have alexithymia, but many do (Kinnaird, Stewart, Tchanturia, 2019). Alexithymia is difficulty ...

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Broca’s aphasia causes difficulty with spontaneous, fluent speech. People with this condition typically leave out linking words in sentences, such as “and,” “on,” or “but.” They may also speak in ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are neurodevelopmental conditions that affect how you think, learn, and behave. While ADHD and autism are separate ...

Alexithymia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, are two distinct psychological conditions, each presenting unique challenges in the lives of adolescents. While complex, the ...

This story was originally published in 2023 after Bruce Willis' diagnosis. We are updating it after the news of Wendy Williams' diagnosis in Feb. 2024. Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been ...

‌Concrete thinking is a more literal form of thinking that focuses on the physical world. Concrete thinkers may take information at face value without thinking beyond or generalizing the information ...