A new study finds that brain changes are not a steady progression; instead, distinct neural rewiring occurs around ages 9, 32 ...

Contributor: Nina R. Eastes The idea of a “smarter brain pill” gets a lot of hype. But behind the buzz, a quieter story has ...

Studies have revealed that brain development occurs in five main stages. The first stage, childhood, lasts from birth to ...

A massive genetic analysis of over one million people has revealed that APOE, long known for its role in Alzheimer’s disease, also independently increases a person’s risk of delirium.

Our brain wiring seems to undergo four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83, which could influence our capacity to ...

A collaborative study by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, and University of Southern California reports ...

Lowering tyrosine concentrations in people with elevated levels could contribute to increased longevity, potentially with sex-specific effects. Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and the ...

How strongly does our metabolism influence thinking? This question has been examined by Dr. Philipp Haueis, a philosopher of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, writing allows you to, at once, name your pain and create ...

The research team, led by Yu Qiang, a professor at Tianjin University, found that long-term changes can tune short-term dynamics, enabling neurons to read a series of spikes over time as a pattern in ...

New research by neuroscientists from Columbia University and McGill University has found a brain chemical that may explain ...