Turtles are able to grasp that the same object seen from different angles is not a different object, an important trait for defense against land-based predators The post Israeli researchers find ...

You can add meaningful years to your life with a habit as simple as a daily walk. Walking every day supports heart health, boosts brain function, and protects joints — practical benefits backed by ...

An EEG (electroencephalogram) is a painless test that uses small sensors placed on the scalp to measure the brain's ...

New research shows that encapsulated probiotics improve memory, while non-encapsulated powder is better for reducing anxiety and depression.

Heavy leg exercises may increase production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that supports the growth and maintenance of nerves in the brain, Carbone said. This process, called ...

Rutgers researchers are launching a clinical trial to explore whether alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)-enriched nutrition can improve memory and brain health in older adults with mild cognitive impairment ...

Brain activity has been detected up to an hour after cardiac arrest, challenging long-held beliefs about when death truly occurs.

As a neuroscientist, I quit these 5 morning habits as soon as I learned what they were doing to my brain. Here's how simple changes in your first 60–90 minutes can boost cognitive performance, mood, ...

The clinically dead patients also had spikes of gamma, delta, theta, alpha and beta brain waves associated with thinking and ...

When you sit too much, your brain function is compromised because there is less blood flow, which decreases the amount of oxygen that reaches the brain.

The largest fMRI study to date finds that heavy cannabis use in young adults reduces brain activity and impairs working memory performance.