Police say a 6-year-old in Virginia shot his elementary-school teacher intentionally. But scientists say that's not how kids' brains are wired.

Learning to program can accelerate knowledge acquisition by developing cognitive skills. As a result, we remember the information much better, and the brain subjected to constant exercise is much healthier.

More and more pro and college athletes are trying on the Q-Collar as they search for something, anything, that might keep their brains safe. But does it work?

Scientists say test could replace a costly brain scan or painful lumbar puncture and enable earlier detection of disease

One of the hottest tickets at this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego was a session on psychedelic drugs. About 1,000 brain scientists squeezed into an auditorium at the San Diego Convention Center for the symposium, called Psychedelics and Neural Plasticity.

A new study published in Brain Imaging and Behavior searches for the potential relationship between childhood trauma, social anhedonia, and brain gray matter volume. The research found individuals with moderate to severe childhood trauma experienced higher levels of social anhedonia and exhibited differences in gray matter.

A new study of alpha leaders underscores a strange link between entrepreneurship and an infection caused by cat poop

A 17-year neuroimaging study of persons diagnosed with depression as children found differences in white matter in the dorsal cingulum bundle region of the brain compared to persons without depression of similar age. The emergence of these differences was first detected in adolescence. The study was published in Depression and Anxiety.

Yes, “try-harding” in Mortal Kombat or Call of Duty will improve your mental functions and values in life. Even if you do not play video games, this post will show you how impactful video games, but even more specifically, competitive video games are to your well-being.

Individuals with long COVID, sometimes referred to as “long-haulers,” experience symptoms that may persist for weeks, months, or even years after their acute viral infection. While symptoms vary widely, a common complaint among patients is “brain fog”—a colloquial term for significant, persistent cognitive deficits, with consistent impairment of executive functioning and working memory.

A new study published in the journal PLoS ONE has reported on the first human tests of an experimental therapy using sound and light to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD). The initial findings are promising.

A study in Thailand using electroencephalography (EEG) and cognitive tests showed that working memory improved after drinking a caffeinated drink in the morning. Additionally, EEG recordings showed a reduction of alpha wave activity, a type of brain activity often associated with drowsiness, after drinking the caffeinated drink compared to the activity level before. The study was published in Physiology & Behavior.

During a show and tell, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed off what his brain computer interface (BCI) startup Neuralink has been working on.

Preliminary results offer hope that gene therapy can protect people with a version of the brain disease driven by a particular gene variant.

Brain fog, which includes impaired attention, concentration, memory and processing speed, can be debilitating.

Are you destined to become a 'SuperAger," with a memory as sharp in your 80s as it was in your 50s? Here's what science knows about those who keep their ability to remember as they age.

A new bit of research has discovered several puzzling changes in the brains of individuals that suffer from migraines

A Phase 3 trial for Northwest Biotherapeutics’s DCVax-L vaccine extended survival in patients with gliobastoma for many months, or in some cases, years: according to new data.

In one of the first studies of its kind, several people with motor disabilities were able to operate a wheelchair

Researchers in China investigated the consequences of smartphone addiction on creativity. Using brain imaging technology, they measured cortical responses to creative tasks. The results indicate that smartphone addiction negatively influences the brain’s creative capacity. Specifically, the brain’s prefrontal cortex and temporal areas were not as active when asked to think creatively. This was in contrast to participants who did not have a smartphone addiction.