Brain-Body Therapy, an innovative mental health app, is set to launch today. Designed to support mental wellness through a ...

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

Brain-training exercises can improve your cognitive skills, including working memory, verbal memory, and global functioning. Challenging yourself with new activities can also improve brain functioning ...

There’s a woman at my gym who walks on the treadmill in an unconventional manner. She treads backwards; sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly while reading a magazine ...

Stretching your ability to focus is good for the brain. Paying close attention like that encourages the brain to pump more acetylcholine (a brain chemical important for learning, attention, and memory ...

Science has revealed how to accelerate the learning process, with exercise, multimedia learning, and more. Super learning ...

Whatever brings you — or your partner or child — into therapy, the world of mental health care is changing fast to respond to the extreme stress most of us are feeling now.  A new psychotherapy, ...

The brain is not just shaped by books and puzzles; it thrives on movement. Research shows that simple body exercises can ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When it comes to defining neuroplasticity, there’s a little quiz that neuroscientist Sandra Bond Chapman, ...

Think playing an instrument is just a childhood pastime or a talent reserved for the naturally gifted? Think again. Picking up a musical instrument later in life isn’t just a fulfilling creative ...

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 ...