Clinical studies link modern stress to measurable changes in brain architecture, fueling a new movement toward "brain fitness." In their new book, Brain Fitness Blueprint: Integrating Ancient Wisdom ...

New research suggests your next workout isn’t just building muscle, it’s rewiring your brain for better memory. Researchers have long looked into the relationship between exercise and the hippocampus, ...

Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...

Recent research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that using alcohol to cope with stress in early ...

Is Your Morning Coffee Rewiring Your Brain? Let's be real — most of us don't reach for that first cup of coffee in the ...

January is a time when many people reflect on their goals for the year ahead—a new job, a promotion, hitting the gym, or overall better health—but research from Baylor College of Medicine and ...

What do you anticipate when you are about to go for a 20-minute walk, but struggle with chronic pain in your back, legs, or feet? You probably dread the inevitable ache radiating from your back or the ...

For over a decade, neuroscientists have been trying to figure out how neurogenesis (the birth of new neurons) and neuroplasticity (the malleability of neural circuits) work together to reshape how we ...

Eating too much junk food early in life may rewire the brain in ways that last into adulthood, even after switching to a healthier diet. Scientists found that high-fat, high-sugar diets changed ...