For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...
A heart attack activates stress circuits in the brain that evolved for survival but can amplify inflammation, disrupt healing ...
For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during ...
It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...
Experts say the more we challenge our brains as we age, the more resilient it becomes—and “learning a new instrument is a full-brain workout.” After the age of 40, the average brain decreases 5 ...
Aging is unavoidable, but it does not have to mean a steady slide in memory, focus, and mental speed. More researchers now ...
Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Tal Sharf holds up a specialized chip for recording electrical activity in brain organoids. Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven its incredible ...
When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists ...