The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and these could be targeted to help us run faster ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

A new study that followed participants for two decades found some were up to a quarter less likely to develop a memory ...

New sensory nutrition research reveals how bitter foods like dark chocolate may sharpen memory and attention through ...

A 20-year study found brain games that boost speed and split attention helped prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

The work reveals that the brain — in mice and, presumably, in humans — is actively involved in the development of endurance, the ability to get better at a physical activity with repeated practice, ...

Amyloid proteins are typically considered bad guys, but researchers been investigating whether a version may be key to forming long-term memories.

Up to 48 hours before a migraine, this region becomes overactive, disrupting functions it normally regulates like sleep and ...

Emily Johnston, a writing studies professor at UC Merced, has researched how the act of writing rewires the brain to build ...

Menopause reshapes the brain in surprising ways — but it may also reveal the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt.

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremor and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even ...

Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. The ...