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 ...

Participants who completed speed-of-processing cognitive training and follow-up “booster” sessions experienced a 25 percent ...

Some 2.3 million U.S. adults over 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in. Whether it’s due to ...

A new study aims to explain exercise’s protective effect on the brain from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Guille eFaingold/Stocksy While there is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s ...

To keep your brain healthy, you don't need fancy equipment or hours in the gym. You can perform exercises that spark ...

A TikTok demonstrating "pinky time" has gone viral with the promise that this simple daily digit exercise can stave off ...

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...

Study authors Hunter Schweiger (left) and Ash Robbins. Imagine balancing a ruler vertically in the palm of your hand: you have to constantly pay attention to the angle of the ruler and make many small ...

Looking to sharpen your speed, memory, attention, people skills, and more? Or maybe you want to build and maintain your brain health, just like you build and maintain your physical health? Learn what ...

Most people now have been told that mental activity is good for the brain. I have even posted information that it can build “cognitive reserve” that can delay or reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s ...

There is mounting evidence that playing music, or even listening to it, can delay or reverse the onset of normal age-related ...