Memories are thought to be stored in sparse groups of neurons called engrams. These are the cells that switch on during learning and can later switch on again during recall. In physiological aging and ...

Researchers have identified two brain receptors that help the brain clear away amyloid beta, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s ...

Age-related changes in protein tagging and degradation may help explain how the brain declines over time and why diet can ...

If you're over 65 and willing to log a few hours a year on a specific brain game, a new study suggests your future self might thank you in the coming years. Researchers tracking nearly 3,000 older ...

BrainTap officially launched BrainTap Sports with a live press conference on Friday, February 6, introducing a bold new neuroscience-driven performance initiative designed to give athletes a ...

Acuña, the Sox' main return from the Luis Robert Jr. trade, is only a right-hander, which is news to Getz, who joked that he ...

Building endurance isn't just about muscles, it's about the brain. A newly discovered neural circuit in the hypothalamus rewires itself after exercise to boost heart and muscle strength.

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

A new 20-year study shows it’s possible to prevent an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. These results should usher in a new age in which dementia is seen as a preventable chronic condition.

Over 97% of people objectively lose productivity when switching context, even when subjectively believing they are handling it well.

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 ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do it themselves using the power of brain scans and positive thinking, ...