The connection between physical movement and brain function has emerged as one of neuroscience’s most significant discoveries. The human brain, despite representing only 2% of body weight, consumes ...

Brain exercises let you practice specific cognitive skills that exercise memory, attention span, logic, and fast thinking.

Memory is an essential part of life. From recalling where you left your keys to acing a test, your ability to remember shapes your experiences and success. Despite its importance, memory often feels ...

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 ...

Brain exercises may help boost and maintain brain function. Memory games, learning new skills, crosswords, and even video games may help. Certain activities may help boost brain function and ...

Exercise boosts brain health by enhancing mood, memory, and cognition over time, with benefits varying by workout type. Balance aerobic workouts with activities requiring focus, like dance or tai chi, ...

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

Resistance Training: People who engage in resistance training tend to have better brain health,” says Austin Perlmutter, M.D., coauthor of Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper ...

Starting aerobic exercise just two months after a stroke is safe and may help protect thinking skills, according to new research. The study provides fresh hope for stroke survivors that they can ...

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about brain injuries through education and advocacy—a typical brain symptom that people experience, when either ...

One of the brain’s biggest benefits from exercise – the birth of new neurons – may not even require any movement. Instead, the beneficial “packages” circulating in the blood after working out can be ...