The result suggests that when you zone out, cerebrospinal fluid is being pulled away from your brain. But when you snap back ...

Things You Didn't Know Will Kill You : 25 Facts Thatll Defy Your Expectations: Your brain can store the equivalent of 2.5 ...

A new study of more than 27,000 people over several years suggests poor sleep health may cause your brain to age faster and create a “brain-age gap”. KERA’s Sam Baker talked about this with Dr. Athica ...

Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary visual cortex helps to decide what reality ...

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 ...

Here’s a cool fact: Even though your brain is only about 2% of your overall body weight, it burns about 20% of the calories your body uses in a day. So, food is literally fuel for your brain. Certain ...

Dips in brain health with age might not be as apparent as, say, the loss of bounciness in your skin or mobility in your knees (save for the random memory lapse). But to neurologists and ...

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 ...

It’s easy to dismiss just-because hobbies like painting or poetry as silly little things you do to busy your hands or find a brief escape from the drama or drudgery of life. But a new study including ...