A groundbreaking 20-year study shows that just five weeks of a specific type of brain training can reduce dementia risk by 25%. Here's why this particular mental exercise succeeds where crossword ...
A timely literature review -- during this Brain Injury Awareness Month -- indicates that brain training can help not just with cognitive rehabilitation, but also with cognitive resilience and ...
If ever you needed a nudge to give your brain a workout, new research underscoring the benefits of “brain training” should offer fresh motivation.
A new study from Johns Hopkins found that one type of brain-training computer game may help reduce the risk of dementia by up to 25 percent. What’s more, that protective effect appeared to last for ...
Scientists are reporting the first compelling evidence in people that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines with age. A 10-week study of people 65 or older ...
Research increasingly shows a variety of habits and hobbies offer a helpful cognitive workout. One recent study linked lifelong learning — things like reading, learning another language, playing chess ...
Senior Lecturer in Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Course Leader in the College of Health and Life Sciences, London South Bank University For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that ...