Sure, playing video game is fun. But the ability of tiny brain organoids to pick up a skill could provide insight into how healthy brains work.

Poor sleep is associated with an increased risk for dementia, but many sleep studies have had inconsistent results. For the ...

Why Cognitive Training Is the Best Activity for Better Memory “What gives me hope and what I see in both research and my ...

A single exercise session increased electrical activity in a brain region tied to learning and memory, a first-of-its-kind study showed.

Some people seem to pick up new skills the way a sponge soaks up water, while others grind through repetition with only modest gains. The gap can look like talent or luck, but neuroscience is ...

We tend to think of learning as something that happens in the mind, a mental exercise of reading, practicing, and remembering. But the truth is far more visceral. Every time you learn something new, ...

Brain researchers have identified a bridge between the thalamus and the cortex as the key area that is modified during motor learning functions. They found that such learning does much more than ...

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, ...