Just like muscles grow stronger with exercise, the brain can also be trained and improved through challenge, rest, and healthy habits. According to neuroscience research, mental abilities such as ...

The Conversation reports that the brain can be trained like muscles; new challenges and rest help boost brain health and ...

Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in recent years have gone back and forth on the topic, with no definitive conclusion. Many ...

Truth: They woke up like this. Some people really are more inclined to find joy in exercise. But! You can rewire your brain to join that “love it” group, research shows. When experts measured the ...

Writing recently in the journal Brain Connectivity, researchers say they’ve found support for the idea that you can. The research was led by the Addiction Recovery Research Center at the Fralin ...

Playing games to train your brain into a better memory may not be just the stuff of bad app-store advertising, according to a new study two decades in the making. Research published in the journal ...

A small lab-based study found that a 12-week cycling program improved inhibitory control over six weeks. This adds to the evidence that exercise can be an effective strategy for improving cognitive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re learning something new, your brain is using acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that has been shown to be deficient in ...

In our imaginations we fancy ourselves possessors of the wit and skill at repartee of a Robin Williams. Until we stand tongue-tied over cocktails. But it's not entirely a flight of fancy. It's ...