Of all the ways our immune system can run amok and damage the body instead of protecting it, autoimmune encephalitis is one ...

“Some degree of memory loss can be considered normal, especially with age,” Carmen Carrión, a neuropsychologist and an ...

By feeding this region of your brain new odors, research has found you can actually increase gray matter and ...

Vascular dementia is a decline in memory, thinking skills, and self-care that occurs due to strokes in the areas of the brain ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that ...

Chronic stress and elevated cortisol levels can damage the body's natural rhythm and disrupt the part of the brain involved ...

A sudden flash of insight is a product of your brain. Neuroscientists track the neural activity underlying an “aha” and how ...

The brain is a complex organ that regulates everything you do. It sends and receives chemical and electrical signals through the body that control and coordinate thought, memory, emotion, ...

Food choices shape far more than your waistline, they influence how clearly your mind works each day. Certain everyday ...

Many medications can cause memory loss, including benzodiazepines, opioids, certain antidepressants, and antihistamines.

With age, there are natural changes in the brain. In cases of acceleration beyond that however, changes may affect memory, ...

Research on 3D platform games shows they can increase grey matter in the hippocampus, your brain’s memory center. Players ...