In former college and professional football players, a new study has found higher levels of inflammation were associated with ...

A new study in expert birders suggests that becoming an expert in a given field could help slow down cognitive decline.

Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify birds and may even protect against age-related cognitive decline ...

Sitting on a park bench and observing woodpeckers could be quite beneficial, as a new study has found that bird-watching may ...

In former college and professional football players, a new study has found higher levels of inflammation were associated with worse brain structure, which in turn was related to worse memory. The ...

Inflammation in former football players was tied to limbic white matter damage and worse memory, revealing a potential pathway linking repetitive head impacts to later cognitive decline.

When teenagers shift their sleep schedules between school days and weekends, the resulting mismatch can alter the physical ...

Researchers mapped myelin-making cells in mice, showing some brain regions recover better after myelin damage.

A team of scientists from the U.S. has discovered that acetate, a simple molecule involved in how our bodies create energy, can significantly increase long-term memory in female mice. The researchers ...

A new study shows that prolonging cellular energy in brain cells helps transform fleeting experiences into lasting memories.

Being an expert birdwatcher may alter the structure and function of your brain. And these changes may enhance cognition even ...

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.