A machine-learning analysis of brain waves recorded during sleep may help identify people at high risk of developing dementia ...

An analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study data showed that children accepted by their parents and more ...

Why Cognitive Training Is the Best Activity for Better Memory “What gives me hope and what I see in both research and my ...

Published in Nature Neuroscience, new research reveals that timing, not repetition, drives associative learning. By showing ...

In other words, get ready to grab your binoculars, says a group of brain researchers in Canada.

Scientists are uncovering a subtle but powerful signal hidden within the sleeping brain, one that may reveal how quickly the brain is aging and how that relates to future dementia risk. By analyzing ...

A single exercise session increased electrical activity in a brain region tied to learning and memory, a first-of-its-kind study showed.

Handwriting engages motor, language, and attention systems, activating the brain more fully than typing. Writing by hand ...

We tend to think of learning as something that happens in the mind, a mental exercise of reading, practicing, and remembering. But the truth is far more visceral. Every time you learn something new, ...

Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get good at crosswords.

A light pulse of electricity to the brain helped monkeys shake off a schizophrenia-like pattern of rigid thinking. They ...