Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.

A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala—the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in emotion, learning, and decision making—is simply the brain's primitive "fear ...

Scientists find specific games that may boost brain health, improve Alzheimer’s disease and dementia risk. People who did one ...

Learn how caffeine affects brain chemicals and health, sleep, and mood. Understand safe daily limits, hidden sources, and signs you’re getting too much.

Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify ...

The survey, one of the largest of its kind, promotes the idea that the texture of daily life can leave a measurable imprint on the aging brain.

When boredom sets in, many people instinctively reach for their smartphones. Yet, according to researchers , a specific activity could truly transform these lulls into a genuine brain workout. What if ...

Activities like learning a new language as a child or reading, writing, and playing board games later in life all had an impact on Alzheimer’s risk.

A brief afternoon nap may reset key brain processes, helping the mind stay flexible, focused, and ready to learn.

Positive thinking may boost the body’s defenses against disease. Increasing activity in a brain region that controls motivation and expectation, specifically the brain’s reward system, is linked with ...

Senior Lecturer in Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Course Leader in the College of Health and Life Sciences, London South Bank University For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that ...

Scientists have discovered that the human brain understands spoken language in a way that closely resembles how advanced AI language models work. By tracking brain activity as people listened to a ...