Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Op-Ed: What I tell my patients—and what I try to practice myself—is this: you don’t need perfection. You just need to move.

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...

A single exercise session increased electrical activity in a brain region tied to learning and memory, a first-of-its-kind ...

Exercise helps protect your brain from cognitive decline and boosts brain health. Listening to different types of music can improve your attention, memory, and mood. Spending time with friends and ...

Everything from figuring out a new route to work to learning a tricky new tango step has been touted as a good way to stimulate the brain. If you could do one of those while eating blueberries and ...

Imagine getting a boost of motivation to work out, not from a drug or power drink but via a cap that delivers a gentle tingling sensation. And imagine a similar gentle tingle that could also help ...

New research identifies a liver-produced enzyme that explains how physical activity helps defend the brain from age-related cognitive decline.

Something happens when a rat starts running. Not just the obvious things, the faster heart, the warming muscles, the rhythmic percussion of paws against the wheel. Something quieter. Something that ...

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