Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you're learning something new, your brain is using acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that has been shown to be deficient in ...

A McGill University-led clinical trial is the first in humans to show online brain training exercises can improve brain networks affecting learning and memory. The study found 10 weeks' use of the ...

A little brain training today may help stave off Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia for at least 20 years. That's the conclusion of a study of older adults who participated in a cognitive ...

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A recent review of exercise research looked at how different forms of exercise affect the brain across the lifespan. The ...

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 ...