Experts suggest that puzzles help curb cognitive decline because they expand the brain's cognitive reserve, or the ability to ...

Dr. Jessica Bernard at Texas A&M University researches how brains change as they age, focusing on the cerebellum.

The hippocampus serves as the primary learning and memory center of the brain, but this is not where our memories are held. Rather, memory traces or engrams are represented by the connections ...

Dombeck suspects this type of drift affects episodic memories, in general, which are about specific personal experiences that ...

Stress management protects brain structures Cortisol corrodes your hippocampus Your brain’s memory center – the hippocampus – is particularly vulnerable to chronic stress.

You can use up all the storage on your phone or max out your computer's drive, but can you use up all the memory space in your brain?Despite how you might feel before an exam or after a sleepless ...

The 16-person, first-in-human study showed promising safety and efficacy data for delivering insulin intranasally in older ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. All types of dementia involve a gradual loss of functions such as ...

The emotional toll Chronic anxiety and depression physically alter brain structure. New imaging studies show these conditions shrink the hippocampus – your brain’s memory center.

Over a lifetime, these brain-healthy practices nurture cognitive abilities and build resilience against decline.

The National Comedy Center has begun hosting regular "Memory Cafes,” inviting people with conditions like dementia and ...