Most people understand that muscles get stronger through exercise, recovery, and consistency. Neurologists say the brain ...

Learning a musical instrument later in life may help keep the brain younger for longer. In a four-year study, older adults ...

Inside the brain is a dense network of neurons that receive, process, and relay information. The synapse, where neurons meet, ...

Scientific instruments are no more reliable in identifying a liar than now long discredited behavioral observations.

Today, Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences Sydney Bourtros answers a child’s question: How does the brain make and ...

The same memory can feel vivid and accessible one moment, yet stubbornly out of reach the next - even when the memory itself remains intact.

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

Short-term memories are thought to be formed deep within the brain in structures such as the hippocampus, but little is known ...

Ferroptosis, a type of cell death, may help maintain neuron balance in the hippocampus, supporting memory, learning and brain health, a study finds.

Scientists have long known that being obese increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. What remains unclear is ...

A new study out Monday may have found a way to flush the brain fog and attention issues that accompany depression down the ...