Shifting gears.

Is there anything you can do to improve your own brain function in just a few minutes a day? New research suggests that the answer may be yes. Five to 10 minutes of daily brain training can ...

A three-year study with almost 4,000 participants shows there’s no upper limit on cognitive improvement. Is there anything you can do to improve your own brain function in just a few minutes a day?

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

In our imaginations we fancy ourselves possessors of the wit and skill at repartee of a Robin Williams. Until we stand tongue-tied over cocktails. But it's not entirely a flight of fancy. It's ...

Mom always says that videogames rot your brain. Hell, some say that Grand Theft Auto trains kids to kill. So Nintendo's claim that its new portable offering, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger. Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early brain scans showed that gray matter changes dramatically through the teen years ...

As you get older, something alarming happens to your brain: It shrinks. This brain atrophy, which to some extent is a normal part of aging, typically begins in your 30s and 40s and accelerates after ...