Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

According to new research, that could be the perfect prescription for dementia prevention. A new study from Johns Hopkins found that one type of brain-training computer game may help reduce the risk ...

The Conversation reports that the brain can be trained like muscles; new challenges and rest help boost brain health and connectivity.

Just like muscles grow stronger with exercise, the brain can also be trained and improved through challenge, rest, and healthy habits. According to neuroscience research, mental abilities such as ...

One of the more encouraging findings out of the Rush study is that although the benefits were greater when someone seeks out intellectual stimulation throughout their life, people still were ...

An ongoing study being conducted over two decades have found link between speed training the brain and reduced risk of dementia.  | Health ...

The results of this decades-long study offer a powerful message of hope: we are not helpless against the passage of time. By ...

Can brain training “rewire” the brain to prevent dementia? What about repair the brain following an injury? Or turn back the ...

A 20-year follow-up of older adults in the ACTIVE randomized trial linked to Medicare claims found that speed of processing cognitive training with booster sessions was associated with a significantly ...

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Brain training and dementia: New research reveals brain training can delay dementia diagnoses. A long-term study followed older adults for two decades. Speed of processing training, especially with ...

No body, no dopamine, no problem. Scientists have successfully coached lab-grown brain tissue to solve a classic robotics challenge, proving that the will to learn is hardwired into our neurons.