The brain seeks novelty. Passive tasks can lead to skill decline. Challenging the brain with new learning, like a new ...

When we learn a new skill, our brain forms new connections between the neurons. The more we do the new skill, the stronger ...

New research suggests that everyday lifestyle choices like walking regularly and eating nutrient-dense foods may ...

McGill University researchers found training your brain in a specific, targeted, computerized way can produce important ...

Neuroplasticity is the neuroscientific term for the brain's remarkable ability to change, rewire, and restructure itself over the course of our lives. This ability is highest in babies and children ...

Brain health is built daily. Science, lifestyle, and nutrition can shape focus, memory, and resilience at every age.

Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize its structure, functions, and connections in response to experience, injury, or disease. It allows the brain to change and adapt, for example, by ...

To start, aim for seven to nine hours of sleep and set consistent sleep and wake times. Get morning natural light — a quick ...

Psychedelics—frequently recognized as substances such as LSD, psilocybin, and DMT—not only alter perception, mood, and cognition, but they often cause hallucinations. That said, they have also been ...

Brain development does not end at 25 but continues into the early 30s as neural networks become more efficient and ...

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...