New research confirms that regular physical activity doesn’t just strengthen your body — it significantly boosts brain power, ...

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to adapt in response to thoughts, experiences and outside stimuli, essentially ...

One of the primary ways exercise benefits the brain is by increasing blood flow throughout the body. This enhanced ...

Research reveals why some people become brain super-agers—and how simple daily habits can help keep your brain strong, sharp, and resilient as you age.

Charles Hillman has known for a long time that exercise has a positive impact on the brain. This effect has been demonstrated ...

Violinists, surgeons and gamers can benefit from physical exercise both before and after practicing their new skills. The same holds true for anyone seeking to improve their fine motor skills.

One of the brain’s biggest benefits from exercise – the birth of new neurons – may not even require any movement. Instead, the beneficial “packages” circulating in the blood after working out can be ...

When you exercise, you secrete higher levels of BDNF, which allows you to make new neurons in your brain, mostly in the hippocampal region. The hippocampus mediates several higher brain functions, ...

Donald Weaver does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

My weekly language classes have taught me humility more than anything else. Ayaka Ono, my current Japanese teacher, estimates ...