If you were to investigate the brain of a chess expert, where would you look? Would you look in an area at the bottom of the brain, called the fusifrom face area (FFA), which is thought to be ...

A little forgetfulness is a normal part of getting older, but keeping your brain active helps it stay sharp. And you don’t need pricey classes to do it. Chances are, you’re already doing ...

I play chess online every single day—not to jinx myself, but my current streak is 279 days on Chess.com. If I had to name one thing I do specifically to keep my brain sharp, this would be it: I track ...

"Exercise your brain," experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia . But how? Stretching your brain might be the ...

I never wanted to be a chess guy—someone who obsesses over midgame strategies, remembers the names to all the openings, and talks about high-profile matches with friends. Despite this, over the past ...

A woman who perpetually feels like she's falling, a man addicted to hard-core pornography, an amputee with excruciating pain in his phantom elbow: all cured thanks to neuroplasticity, the brain's ...