Learning a musical instrument later in life may help keep the brain younger for longer. In a four-year study, older adults ...

Most people understand that muscles get stronger through exercise, recovery, and consistency. Neurologists say the brain ...

Pitolisant, a histamine H3 receptor inverse agonist, improved recognition memory, working memory performance, and ...

Find a way to be at least slightly curious, and the dopamine surge will take care of the rest.

Scientific instruments are no more reliable in identifying a liar than now long discredited behavioral observations.

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...

Ferroptosis, a type of cell death, may help maintain neuron balance in the hippocampus, supporting memory, learning and brain health, a study finds.

Inside the brain is a dense network of neurons that receive, process, and relay information. The synapse, where neurons meet, ...

Scientists have long known that being obese increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. What remains unclear is ...