Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you're learning something new, your brain is using acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that has been shown to be deficient in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades.

A twelve-week program of home-based video game exercise may do more than lift mood and fitness in people living with early ...

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early Alzheimers disease can make everyday thinking tasks feel harder, whether that means remembering names, following a conversation, or feeling confident in a new ...

A McGill University-led clinical trial is the first in humans to show online brain training exercises can improve brain networks affecting learning and memory. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

It’s frustrating when you try to hunker down to tackle a project, only to have your mind wander. If this happens more than you’d like, new research has a solution: You can “train” your brain to be ...

A trial of an interactive game that trains people to alter their brain waves has shown promise as a treatment for nerve pain -- offering hope for a new generation of drug-free treatments. A trial of ...

The fastest growing genre in video games is “brain training,” a genre no one had even heard of before last year. But it only takes one smash hit — in this case, Nintendo’s “Brain Age” — to launch an ...

Share on Pinterest Staying active on a daily basis helps keep the brain young, a recent study shows. Image credit: Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images. Physical activity of any kind appears to ...

Brain injuries can be devastating to you and your loved ones. Learn some tips to help you on your journey to recover from this traumatic experience.