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 ...

Exercising is another way to support your cognitive health. A 2019 study published in Genes found that physical activity ...

(WGHP) — Tuesday is World Brain Day. We talk a lot about the need for children to be physically fit, but it’s also important to be mentally fit. In Mommy Matters, we’re looking at ways to develop a ...

Is regular exercise the key to managing ADHD, anxiety, and depression in children? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, examines recent evidence that shows how increased physical activity can significantly ...

Physical activity improves cognitive and mental health in all sorts of ways. Here’s why, and how to reap the benefits. By Dana G. Smith Growing up in the Netherlands, Henriette van Praag had always ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that ...

We all know that exercise is the key to maintaining a healthy heart and a fierce bod…but what does it do for the mind? We dove into the scientific research and asked a neuropsychologist to explain ...

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 1 in 6 people worldwide are living with a neurological disorder. In the U.S. alone, approximately 5.8 million people have Alzheimer's disease, and 1 ...

You can be in a grocery store and think of naming U.S. states that begin with A." Brain gym exercises often advocate multitasking. For example, Sawyer likes to say number problems aloud while hiking — ...

Share on Pinterest Exercise gives the brain a boost, and may help protect against cognitive decline, but why? Image credit: NICK VEASEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images. Exercise can stimulate brain ...

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