Music lessons are sometimes sold as a sort of cognitive training. Put a child in front of a piano, the story goes, and ...

Improvising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research ...

The human brain is constantly adapting. Every skill learned and every habit formed reshapes neural pathways, strengthening connections and improving efficiency. This process, known as neuroplasticity, ...

The concept that cognitive health can be preserved or improved is often expressed as "use it or lose it." Numerous modifiable risk factors are associated with "losing" cognitive abilities with age and ...

New research could provide new hope for extending our brain function as we age. In a randomized clinical study involving adults age 56 to 71, researchers found that after cognitive training, ...

These apps fuel a multibillion-dollar industry, but some researchers say that they don’t improve your mental functioning in everyday life. I’m slouching over my desk, smartphone in hand, furiously ...

Despite countless programs and initiatives, rates of entrepreneurial intention—a marker of how willing people are to start ...

Correspondence to Joseph Michael Northey, Joseph Northey, University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, Building 29, University Drive, Bruce ACT, 2617, Australia; ...

A $1 million grant will support a study seeing if a program combining cognitive training and exercise prevents falls in older adults with MS.