Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

A nonprofit in Tanzania is training African giant rats in scent detection to fight wildlife trafficking. The battlegrounds of World War One are still giving up their revealing evidence of bitter ...

Your brain is constantly forming new memories, based on experience and repetition. Scientists now know that cells in other ...

A new study sheds light on why some people are more tolerant of physical activity. Here, the lead researchers share three ...

Monitoring with a tracker can also allow you to see the work you’re putting in, which improves mindset around fitness and, ...

Or, in non-researcher-speak, regular resistance training improves the health of your hippocampus, the part of your brain ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65—more than 4%—have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain ...

Researchers created the most detailed map of the brain's functional networks using data from people watching movies, including "Inception," "Home Alone" and "Erin Brokovich." ...

MIT researchers are pioneering a new method for robot training that could create an all-purpose robot brain for all robot ...

Activities like crosswords or Sudoku may seem beneficial, but Buchwald says they only improve skills specific to those tasks.

Practicing mindfulness meditation for 10-20 minutes daily can significantly improve focus and attention span by training the ...