As children grow into adolescence, corresponding regions on the left and right sides of their brain function less identically ...

Not so long ago, I sat next to the Atlantic Ocean in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Cape Town.

A new study in *Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience* finds that adolescents with higher intelligence scores develop specialized brain hemisphere functions more quickly than peers. This shift from ...

Researchers discover that language and Theory of Mind originate in separate brain regions in children, challenging theories of overlapping cognitive development.

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What makes up our sense of self has been an important focus of discussion for centuries. It has vexed philosophers and thinkers who have debated what the self is—and is not—with passion. A few years ...

A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and memory. Older adults using BrainHQ for 10 weeks showed restored cholinergic ...

For years, the idea of building a working replica of the human brain has lived comfortably in the realm of science fiction. A ...

A single week of intensive meditation and mind-body practices led to measurable changes across the brain and body. Researchers observed improved brain efficiency, boosted immune signaling, and ...

Some people can’t leave the house without a plan. Others make the plan up as they go and call it fine. And somehow, both types are convinced their way makes more sense. It usually comes down to how ...

Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. Subscribe to read this story ...

Nature heals the soul, but what does it do to the brain? Have you ever been on a camping or hiking trip to a national park ...