Researchers measured acetylcholine production in participants' brains at the beginning and end of the 10-week trial.

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

It’s frustrating when you try to hunker down to tackle a project, only to have your mind wander. If this happens more than ...

Proponents of brain training claim that the process helps the brain stay flexible, and may slow certain aging processes. The following apps all involve challenging exercises and games. Brain Wars: ...

Mental exercises, including memory games, may help boost brain health by creating new brain cells and connections. Brain exercises are important throughout life, and perhaps even more so in older ...

“While we have known for some time, based on animal studies, that brain chemical systems are ‘plastic’ – capable of change ...

Brain-training exercises can improve your cognitive skills, including working memory, verbal memory, and global functioning. Challenging yourself with new activities can also improve brain functioning ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DOMedically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Brain exercises are activities that can enhance cognitive skills—the brain's abilities required for: One way to maintain ...

If only there were a way to reverse or even just stop the aging process. Sadly that will probably never be a thing (no matter what that one weird billionaire says), but one expert insisted that we ...

You’ve probably heard that exercise makes your brain work a little bit better, boosting your intelligence and memory. But how long do those effects last? And, most important this time of year when ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigated whether platelet-released exerkines such as C-X-C motif ligand 4 (CXCXL4) or platelet factor 4 (PF4) can simulate the ...