Brain exercises can help keep you mentally sharp at any age. Try these exercises for all ages, adults, and older adults that ...

DHA and EPA—may help protect your brain from inflammation as you age, says Dr. Small. Getting them in food form is best, but ...

Scientists have long known that the hippocampus is essential for forming new memories. It helps record where and when things ...

Stretching your ability to focus is good for the brain. Paying close attention like that encourages the brain to pump more acetylcholine (a brain chemical important for learning, attention, and memory ...

The brain may lie at the biological center of our lived experience ... including improved nerve connections and better permorfance on memory tests. The results of the study were published in the ...

Tying “fragile” memories to emotional events could help people remember them better in the future, researchers at Boston University believe.

THEY say you get wiser with age – but the truth is your brain deteriorates, too.  It doesn’t just happen when your hair is white and wispy.  Alongside creakier joints and getting up more ...

A high-fat diet quickly disrupts neurons tied to memory, but restoring glucose or dietary changes can repair the damage. These findings may guide strategies to reduce dementia risk. Diet impacts the ...

Leafy greens like spinach and kale offer major brain-healthy nutrients like “vitamin K, lutein, folate, and beta carotene,” ...

A song pops into your head—and it’s exactly what you needed to hear. Coincidence? Maybe not. Your brain is sending signals ...

But the mind palace is a real mnemonic device, and Watson’s description is fairly accurate, says Long. More commonly known as ...