Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for ...

The candles on your birthday cake don't tell the whole story. As anyone who ever attended a high-school reunion can tell you, some people age faster than others.

A new study reveals that our organs age at different speeds, and those differences can predict future disease risk and even ...

A recent meta-analysis showed that increasing playback speed had increasingly negative effects on test performance ...

Memory and forgetfulness are two sides of the same coin, and both are completely normal. When it comes to memorising something, our brain doesn’t store each memory in one spot. Instead, it scatters ...

I’ve always hated the fact that “trivia,” really our only word in English for general-knowledge facts and games, is the same word we use to mean “things of no importance.” So unfair!

Give your eyes a great workout with this popular brain teaser to find the 'alien' in a wedding picture. In 5 seconds, you can check if you possess the sharpest eyes in the hood. If you solve this ...

Your imagination isn't just one thing. The latest neuroscience is untangling just how diverse this faculty really is, says cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman ...

5 facts about the brain to improve your decision-making skills The brain’s social-relevance system helps us connect and coordinate with other people, also shaping the decisions we make.

Heavy and former heavy drinking is associated with brain abnormalities like hyaline arteriolosclerosis and neurofibrillary tangles, which can be a marker of dementia, new research shows.

Others say learning facts is unimportant in the age of Google where we can instantly look anything up, and that the focus should be on teaching skills. Content skeptics also point out that there’s ...