A team of researchers suggests that four key brain patterns and behaviors that indicate conscious awareness in adults could ...

A large-scale Canadian study has found that older adults who sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of developing dementia, needing home care, or being admitted to ...

A new study shows that high-intensity training (HIT) could protect cognitive health in older adults for up to five years.

Like Dr. Seuss once said, “There are so many things you can learn about, but you’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.” That’s why, no matter what your age is, you should never stop ...

For more than a decade, there’s been growing proof that adult humans can form new neurons in the hippocampus, but scientists were still missing evidence of a missing link known as “neural progenitor ...

It’s time for another brain exercise session, dear Pandas. Strengthening our mental muscles improves memory, focus, concentration, and creativity. Meanwhile, keeping these cognitive functions in ...

A new study reveals that the brain’s vulnerability to disorders like multiple sclerosis and dementia may begin in early life.

Why do some people remain healthy through childhood yet become more vulnerable to brain disorders such as dementia later in ...

To fill in the full picture of what is happening around us, our brains process attention systematically, taking in general ...

Scientists have made an enormous step toward understanding the human brain by building a neuron-by-neuron and synapse-by-synapse roadmap -- scientifically speaking, a 'connectome' -- through the brain ...

Scientists have long studied how Zika virus harms the developing brain, but until now, its effects on the adult brain were less clear ...