A single exercise session increased electrical activity in a brain region tied to learning and memory, a first-of-its-kind study showed.

A University of Iowa-led research team has documented in humans that physical exercise sparks an increase in brain waves ...

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 ...

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Combining virtual reality and non-invasive deep-brain electrical stimulation, researchers have improved healthy individuals’ spatial memory – the kind that helps you remember where you left the car ...

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 parts of ...

New research suggests that super-agers generate twice as many neurons as typical older adults. But you don't have to be a ...

Starting a new exercise routine does more than just build muscle and cardiovascular endurance, as a recent study shows it also trains the brain to release larger amounts of a restorative protein. The ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique. Regular exercise strengthens muscles and improves endurance—but new research ...