The brain seeks novelty. Passive tasks can lead to skill decline. Challenging the brain with new learning, like a new ...

Some people are immune to dementia, even if their brain is deteriorating. Cognitive reserve is the secret boost that builds ...

Researchers are reporting that bariatric surgery provides physical health benefits as well as improved brain health and better cognition for many people. They said the largest improvements in brain ...

Psychotherapy leads to measurable changes in brain structure. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Münster have demonstrated this for the first time in ...

Higher cardiorespiratory fitness in older age is linked to the preservation of several core aspects of cognitive ability that are vulnerable to age-related decline, finds research published online in ...

A separate study also in 2018, this time conducted on mice, found exercising the lower extremities to be critical to brain ...

Results from the Warfighter Brain Fitness Study, which was published in the journal Military Medicine, show that the ...

The first few hours after waking up helps build momentum for the rest of the day, offering a sense of purpose and structure ...

PHILADELPHIA— Important brain structures that are key for signaling in the brain are narrower and less dense in females, and more likely to be damaged by brain injuries, such as concussion. Long-term ...