Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A Nutshell You can nudge your brain’s “study mode”: start with focused basics, ...

A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and memory. Older adults using BrainHQ for 10 weeks showed restored cholinergic ...

Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Two major life changes hit me at the same time, roughly seven years ago: ...

Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their outgoing signals). These whisper-quiet incoming messages are the release of ...

Most children in elementary school begin learning about the body and how it works; however, research reveals that parents and teachers tend to leave out information about the brain. In fact, one study ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. As we start the new year, keeping our brains healthy in 2026 has become just as normal as taking a daily multivitamin. From ...