Forget crossword puzzles. New government-backed research suggests an “unconscious” brain exercise may do more to shield aging ...

A University of Jyväskylä dissertation shows that a background in visual arts shapes how the brain processes color.

A long-running study following thousands of older adults suggests that a relatively brief period of targeted brain training ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

New research found that a certain kind of brain training seems to reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.

Adults who did regular aerobic exercise for a year had brains that appeared about one year younger on MRI scans than people ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re learning something new, your brain is using acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that has been shown to be deficient in ...