Playing a mental speed-training game seems to help the brain clear a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease in men, but may ...

An NIH study found that short 10-second breaks while practicing a new skill can dramatically speed up learning.

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Practice may do more than make perfect. Researchers found that extensive training physically reorganizes the brain, allowing ...

Didn't learn a musical instrument? It may not be too late to benefit. A new study suggests that learning an instrument in ...

When I quit work, I thought that it was my retirement,” she says, laughing. “I never thought I would return to work at all.” ...

To keep the brain healthy with age, it is important to keep it engaged. Taking up activities and having an active social life ...

A 20-year clinical trial found that one specific type of cognitive training may significantly reduce dementia risk, offering ...

Didn't learn a musical instrument? It may not be too late to benefit. A new study suggests that learning an instrument in ...

The wiring and rewiring of the brain never ends. Neural pathways are constantly being reshaped as we interact with the world ...

We know that many factors can influence our brain health and mental abilities as we age. For example, we know that not ...

When the brain is damaged, how do we get children’s brains back to as normal as possible? That’s what Frankenberger ...