The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

I recently asked myself if I’ll still have a healthy brain as I get older. I hold a professorship at a neurology department. Nevertheless, it is difficult for me to judge if a particular brain, ...

Your brain is your most valuable asset. As we established last week, investing in your brain health is one of the greatest health investments you can make and benefits every area of your life. Last ...

Brain aging may be compared with a complex machinery in which some often used parts are well oiled, while others less frequently used get roasted. From that perspective, brain aging is individual, ...

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL. The new ...

A diet focused on the best foods for brain health slowed aging in key parts of the brain by over 2 years, a new study found.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they ...

Scientists have determined that how the brain shape changes with age could indicate early signs of dementia. Experts are finding that the best way to understand how the brain ages is not by examining ...

A recent study suggests that after a stroke, the brain may attempt to heal itself in an unexpected way. While the damaged side appears to age faster, the healthy side can show signs of becoming ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they ...