Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in recent years have gone back and forth on the topic, with no definitive conclusion. Many ...

Meditation can have positive effects on our health and well-being. However it has been unclear which mental practice has which effect, and what the underlying processes are. Researchers have ...

There are all kinds of “brain-training” programs out there that promise to help you stay smart even as you age. The problem is that there’s little evidence that they work — but a lot of evidence that ...

Recent research has unveiled that online brain training can reverse a decade of cognitive aging, enhancing memory and learning capabilities. This breakthrough, coupled with studies confirming the ...

There are dozens of apps and online courses that claim their “brain training” can make you more mentally agile, but there’s usually little scientific evidence to back up those claims. While the FDA ...

We all want to be smarter, though our reasons can be as individual as we are. Some of us worry about cognitive decline with age. Others seek to be brighter for our work. Some just want to be faster at ...

Dr. Paul D. MacLean, the neuroscientist who in the 1960s developed the then-revolutionary concept of the three-part brain -- one part controlling involuntary actions, one controlling emotions and the ...

OXFORD, Mich. — It was 4 p.m. on a Monday afternoon, time for Izak Lopez, 6, to remove one sock — just one — and get ready for the training program his parents say has drastically improved his life ...