As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how memory works—and what we can do to use it more effectively. Happily, ...

A new study found that heavy drinking can accelerate biological brain aging and triggers the molecular warning signs of ...

Your brain works hard every single day. It helps you think, remember, solve problems, make decisions, and control your ...

But do your muscles actually have a memory? And what role does your brain play? Let's unpack the science. What is muscle memory? In popular culture, we usually associate muscle memory with tasks we do ...

With aging comes change; wrinkles, gray hair, and height differences are all a part of the mix. But it’s not just the cosmetic transformations that people fear. According to a study from the Global ...

This month’s executive function skill of focus is working memory. As a reminder, executive function (EF) skills are brain-based skills that help us get things done. For those of us with ADHD, we often ...

Your brain is arguably your most valuable asset, but many everyday habits could be secretly undermining its ability to ...

“There's a lot to keep track of, so it's perfectly normal to lose things like words and names,” says Jonathan Rosand, MD, a neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of neurology ...

When people think about improving their love life, they rarely think about their brain. But they should. As a neurologist who has spent decades studying memory, aging, and brain health, I’ve become ...

What if protecting your brain from dementia was as simple as wiggling your little fingers a few seconds each day? That’s the ...