This study supports my own interpretation of the brain's capability for experience-dependent influences on brain anatomy and function. In concrete, this study demonstrates that 6-year-old children ...

Brain-training games sell themselves as a way to maintain cognitive function, but the evidence isn't there yet. Eva-Katalin/E+ via Getty Images Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – ...

Chronic pain has long forced patients into a trade-off between constant discomfort and the side effects of powerful drugs. A new brain-training video game suggests that, for at least some people, ...

Brain training apps are an incredibly popular tool for supporting cognitive function and providing quick mental stimulation, with what many consider to be the original brain training app, Lumosity, ...

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 ...

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

If the idea of strength training once conjured young men thrusting a barbell or popping out pullups, the tides have since turned: Lifting, even lifting heavy, has finally gained cultural cachet among ...