This study supports my own interpretation of the brain's capability for experience-dependent influences on brain anatomy and function. In concrete, this study demonstrates that 6-year-old children ...

Chronic pain has long forced patients into a trade-off between constant discomfort and the side effects of powerful drugs. A new brain-training video game suggests that, for at least some people, ...

Brain-training games sell themselves as a way to maintain cognitive function, but the evidence isn't there yet. Eva-Katalin/E+ via Getty Images Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – ...

A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and memory. Older adults using BrainHQ for 10 weeks showed restored cholinergic ...

Brain training apps are an incredibly popular tool for supporting cognitive function and providing quick mental stimulation, with what many consider to be the original brain training app, Lumosity, ...

When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...

If the idea of strength training once conjured young men thrusting a barbell or popping out pullups, the tides have since turned: Lifting, even lifting heavy, has finally gained cultural cachet among ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines —and people can be trained to ...