How damage spreads An injury to one brain region rarely stays contained to a single spot. The consequences ripple outward, ...

There’s a woman at my gym who walks on the treadmill in an unconventional manner. She treads backwards; sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly while reading a magazine ...

Exercise stimulates structural and functional adaptations within the central nervous system that underpin changes in emotion and mood. Physical activity drives neuroplastic processes across multiple ...

The connection between physical movement and brain function has emerged as one of neuroscience’s most significant discoveries. The human brain, despite representing only 2% of body weight, consumes ...

Ageing is accompanied by declines in memory, executive function and processing speed, which in turn undermine autonomy and quality of life. Accumulating evidence indicates that regular physical ...