A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

Our brains are pretty incredible—and there are lots of questions surrounding our brains: how do they work? What are the ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

The human brain works in interesting ways - you probably didn't know that your body is paralysed when you sleep or that we are motion blind for hours every day!

Remember when kids used to flip through encyclopedias to learn fun facts? Well, in today's digital age you don’t need a thick ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The human brain is a marvel of nature, a labyrinth of neurons and synapses that dictates every aspect of our behavior, thoughts, ...

Your brain requires daily exercise alongside your body. Fail to give your brain regular workouts and you may experience ...

Your brain isn’t built for long-term career thinking. Psychology explains why your plans derail and how to work with your mind instead of against it. Long-term career planning is probably the most ...

Popular culture abounds with “facts” about the brain, such as we only use 10 percent of it (false); it weighs three pounds (true); it consumes as much energy as a 20 Watt light bulb (true); it shrinks ...