Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

Depression is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 4% of the global ...

Researchers have developed a machine learning model capable of predicting whether a patient with depression will respond to ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose movement even though their brains still send the right signals. Researchers ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

A neurologist explains why the brain strengthens much like muscle –\u00A0through challenge, rest and novelty – and how simple ...