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Physical exercise is pushed as a way to help maintain a person's health, but stimulating the brain with puzzles and games, ...

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The evidence is increasingly clear: gaming has the potential to improve certain aspects of brain function, particularly when ...

Personalized, adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) can enhance the control of motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) compared with standard DBS, new research suggests. In a blinded randomized ...

Some people solve the New York Times crossword or sit down to a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle as a fun and relaxing way to spend an evening. Others use expert puzzle strategies to strategize their way ...

With the rapid growth of the population aged 65 years and older and the increased risk of cognitive decline associated with advanced age, there is a mounting need to identify the potential mechanisms ...

When treatments such as medication and therapy aren’t able to relieve the symptoms of depression or another mental health condition, there are other options available. A psychiatrist might suggest ...

The study evaluates A-tDCS combined with VR exergame training for cognitive dysfunction in MS patients, aiming to assess both short-term and sustained effects. Eighty MS patients with confirmed ...