Smell training is an easy but overlooked way to leverage your nose to improve your memory and cognitive function.

Looking for a simple habit that supports brain health? Neurologists say starting your morning well hydrated may help memory, ...

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a long-held understanding of how humans master complex skills, suggesting ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new study found that migraine patients had faster ...

To chart how our brains change over the course of our lives, neuroscientists have focused largely on beginnings and endings: the rapid development and pruning of neural connections in childhood and ...

Is there anything you can do to improve your own brain function in just a few minutes a day? New research suggests that the answer may be yes. Five to 10 minutes of daily brain training can ...

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 ...

Karlene Ball, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychology and one of the study’s principal investigators, assisted in evaluating data focused on how one specific type of cognitive training can ...

Using polysomnography, researchers found that the difference between a person's brain age and their chronological age may influence their dementia risk. Image credit: A.J. Schokora/Stocksy A recent ...

A machine-learning analysis of brain waves recorded during sleep may help identify people at high risk of developing dementia, according to a study led by UC San Francisco and Beth Israel Deaconess ...