Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

Cognitive decline is natural: it starts to subtly set in by our 40s, and by your mid-50s it’s perfectly normal to find yourself standing in the middle of a room, scratching your head, saying, “Now why ...

In a culture that rewards instant reactions, the simple act of pausing to read a little more can feel almost radical. Yet the ...

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

The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

In a world where digital devices are everywhere, it’s easy to wonder if handwriting still matters. We’ve all heard the argument that keyboards and screens have made this foundational skill obsolete.

Training people to activate a part of the brain linked to reward and positive expectations may be associated with an increase ...

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their ...

Your brain is constantly juggling information that arrives in a flash with thoughts that unfold over seconds, minutes, or even years. Fast sensory spikes, slow reflections, and everything in between ...

Whoever first said the brain is like a muscle was closer to the truth than they probably knew. Spend an hour wrestling with a crossword puzzle, tackling a Sudoku grid, or calculating the area under a ...