It's only during the last few decades that neuroglia, a diverse group of cells found in the brain that perform a variety of ...

Combining brain games with short bouts of exercise may provide greater cognitive and physical benefits than performing either ...

But while board games can be good for the brain, they offer much more than a way to build up specific, isolated skills. They ...

A study reveals that prolonged mental exertion leads to changes in the brain's frontal cortex, resembling sleep activity, which heightens aggressive behaviors. This finding supports the idea that ...

There may be multiple reasons for this, says Dr. Ertekin-Taner: One of them is that the brain needs healthy vasculature to ...

NAGOYA--A team of researchers has developed a brain-training system for the early detection of, and recovery from, a state of physical and mental frailty, which is a predictor of dementia.

Is it me, or is every .500 team playing the league leader this week? In my 10-team family league, four teams are 4-5, two are ...

Will solving Sudoku help stave off Alzheimer's? It makes sense in theory, but there are many variables and results are almost ...

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa and gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto answered questions about game development this week.

Researchers have uncovered a surprising role for astrocytes—cells surrounding neurons—in deciding which memories are kept or ...

Half-time team talks have also been crucial in recent weeks. They are short and sharp, and backed up with video analysis: ...

A new long COVID study could be a “game changer,” according to local researchers who found that an AI tool can identify ...