Adherence to 8-week square-stepping exercise training among patients with Parkinson disease was associated with significant improvement of executive functioning, as well as cognitive functioning for ...

A sweeping new analysis has confirmed what scientists have long suspected: regular exercise improves cognitive function—not just in healthy adults, but across all age groups and health statuses.

Decades of exercise research data support the common view that steady workouts over the long haul produce not only physical benefits but also improved brain function. But what about single bursts of ...

Improving brain function with exercise and chocolate. Source: Tumisu/CC0, Wikimedia Commons Humans spend a great deal of time problem-solving. Planning what to do next, coming up with alternatives ...

My neuroscientist father was always quick to admit that despite decades of brain research, he still didn't really know how certain lifestyle choices and daily habits improved or diminished cognitive ...

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to adapt in response to thoughts, experiences and outside stimuli, essentially reshaping its connections and changing how it functions. Research has found that ...

Physical exercise is widely recognized as a vital factor for enhancing cognitive function. Long-term exercise programs have ...

What eye blinking has to to do the link between fitness and brain function. Scientists have been trying to find the exact mechanism behind the boost in brain function exercise gives us for a while. It ...

All too often, entrepreneurs put all their energy into their careers, leaving other important areas of their lives, like taking care of their bodies, bone-dry of attention. This often leads to health ...

Matthieu P. Boisgontier is a Principal Investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute (BRI) in Ottawa, a member and former co-chair of the Society for Transparency, Openness, and Replication in ...