An international study published across 34 countries shows that the biological age of the brain can be accelerated or delayed by environmental risk (air pollution, public housing conditions) and ...

Aerobic fitness has been linked to brain health in seniors, yet studies across adulthood are scarce. Our data show that the ...

How much and how quickly can we change the brain late in life? AI offers novel, noninvasive ways to improve and change brain function across ages.

The brain? It has a flexible social perception. In interactions with people from different ethnic groups, it tends to respond ...

By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and the University of ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early brain scans showed that gray matter changes dramatically through the teen years ...

Contrary to popular belief, meditation isn't "thinking about nothing." In fact, a new international study on Buddhist monks shows that meditation is a state of heightened cerebral activity in which ...

Resilience is an individual quality that people can strengthen with effort. The American Psychological Association defines ...

A small lab-based study found that a 12-week cycling program improved inhibitory control over six weeks. This adds to the evidence that exercise can be an effective strategy for improving cognitive ...