As sure as the brain is prone to distraction, it can also return its focus to the task at hand. A new study in animals by ...

The general rule is that, to learn something new, you have to make it become part of your daily routine. Take about 15 ...

The findings link to Alzheimer's, where cholinergic decline accelerates, explaining prior evidence that such training reduces dementia risk and boosts cognition.

Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and ...

Learn more about how researchers were able to fully map a mouse brain and give us a better understanding of how or why we ...

Sartell Police announced Wednesday that the 12-year-old boy who was hurt in a bicycle crash over the weekend will be taken off life support after doctors found “no brain activity.” Sartell police say ...

It’s easy to dismiss just-because hobbies like painting or poetry as silly little things you do to busy your hands or find a brief escape from the drama or drudgery of life. But a new study including ...

A study conducted by cognitive neuroscience researchers at Brown found that the brains of individuals on the extremes of the political spectrum process information more similarly to each other than to ...

Stanford scientists found that aging disrupts the brain’s internal navigation system in mice, mirroring spatial memory decline in humans. Older mice struggled to recall familiar locations, while a few ...

Imagine you’re at a coffee shop, desperate for your morning caffeine fix. But the line? It’s crawling at a snail’s pace. With every agonizing second that drags by, your patience wears thinner and the ...

Some signs of aging are easy to ignore. In particular, when your memory dulls or conversations get harder to follow, it can affect daily life frustratingly. The good news is that one hobby—musical ...