‘Higher-order functions’ is a fancy term for functions that take other functions as arguments or that return functions. Very powerful!

A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized.

The study, conducted by researchers at Tufts University in the US, found that people who had higher levels of vitamin D in their brains had better cognitive function.

They found that members of this group with higher levels of vitamin D in their brains had better cognitive function. The study was published December 7 in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of ...

Neuroscientists have long eschewed global questions about brain function, and books reviewing the current state of neuroscience usually allocate only a small section to “higher functions.” But ...

Helping others, both via formal volunteering and informal helping, is associated with higher levels of cognitive function and slower cognitive decline.