A new study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, suggests that slow electrical rhythms traveling along individual nerve fibers may do more than reflect brain activity: They may help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The brain's memory center may come "prewired," rather than being built from scratch after birth, a new study in mice finds. The ...

Stress harms brain: Long-term stress raises cortisol, damages memory centers, and accelerates cognitive decline. Lifestyle can help: Exercise, sleep, social connection, and cognitive engagement build ...

Old age and forgetfulness seem to go hand in hand. But my colleagues and I found that memories actually becomes less precise, ...

The hippocampus serves as the primary learning and memory center of the brain, but this is not where our memories are held. Rather, memory traces or engrams are represented by the connections between ...

As the size of a person’s belly grows, the memory center of their brain shrinks and beta amyloid and tau may appear — all of this occurring as early as a person’s 40s and 50s, well before any ...

Aging goes far beyond appearances. Your choices now can directly affect your cognitive health and how your brain performs as you age. In recognition of September’s Healthy Aging Month, Dr. Darren ...

Your nose’s superpower is thanks to a “superhighway” that leads directly into your brain. The olfactory system runs straight ...