For years, scientists have known that the aging brain tends to shrink, but they have struggled to explain why some people ...

Though it's now clear humans continue to grow new brain cells throughout their entire lives, debate persists over whether this applies to specific areas involved with memory. Previous studies have ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, but by widespread structural changes across the brain that build up over ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

Scientists from Boston University, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Toronto are advancing a shared idea about how the mind works. They argue that the same brain systems used ...

The nutrient plays a role in memory, focus, mental health and so much more. Here's how to get more of it.

Scientists have found that blocking microglia (specialist immune cells in the brain) prevents infant forgetting ("infantile ...

A research team from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn, and the Medical Center - University of Freiburg has gained new insights into the brain processes involved in encoding ...

While diet changes have long been credited for long-term health benefits, it's not often for brain health. A new UNC study ...

A study from the Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM) at Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, has found that the consumption of unsalted, ...

A new study has identified the brain connectivity patterns that lead to cognitive difficulties in patients with schizophrenia, suggesting potential targets for therapeutic intervention in early ...