A brief bout of physical exercise can create "ripples" of activity in your brain that help you store and retrieve memories.

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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 ...

Cognitive decline is not an inevitable consequence of getting older, and actively engaging our minds can significantly impact our ability to think clearly, remember information, and adapt to new ...

WASHINGTON — "Exercise your brain," experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get ...

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Even a brief time spent on a bedside pedal device has positively impacted an area of the brain related to memory, according ...

A single session of physical exercise can spawn a boost of neural activity in brain networks that underlie learning and memory, according to a new study led by the University of Iowa. The researchers ...

The more new things I learn, the better — even if they’re worthless new things — because it keeps my brain active,' humorist ...

Speed-of-processing cognitive training in older adults significantly reduced dementia risk over 20 years, outperforming memory and reasoning training. Its adaptive, implicit learning approach may ...

Making life harder sounds deeply unfun, but it might be good for your cognitive function.