Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re learning something new, your brain is using acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that has been shown to be deficient in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Daily online brain training for ten weeks rejuvenated a key brain system tied to memory and focus. (CREDIT: BrainHQ) A brain ...

It’s worth knowing whether you’re just playing a game you like — or maybe also improving your brain chemistry.

You’ve probably visited websites that promote brain games such as sudoku, quizzes, and word problems. Or maybe you love daily crossword puzzles. Brain games such as these are a fun challenge. But the ...

With implications for aging and dementia, a study finds game-like online exercises offset signs of aging in key brain systems for learning and memory – the first of any intervention shown to do so A ...

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.

It takes a lot of brainpower to create BrainHQ’s brain training program. And much of that belongs to one man: Michael Merzenich, Ph.D., a professor emeritus at University of California San Francisco ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...