At the start of this week, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones star, spoke about her "remarkable" recovery following two brain aneurysms and a subarachnoid hemorrhage—a stroke caused by bleeding ...

Brain games show great promise for helping to keep our memory sharp and our thinking crisp, and they could be a natural way to prevent dementia.

Brain health encompasses the optimal functioning of the brain across various domains, including cognitive function, motor skills, sensory function and social-emotional function.

Your autonomic nervous system lets your brain manage vital functions, such as breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and food digestion.

Kids who play video games have better memory and better control over their motor skills than kids who don’t, according to a new study looking at adolescent brain function.

While brain games like Sudoku and puzzles can improve cognitive skills, experts suggest they aren’t enough to prevent dementia. Real-life activities—such as exercise, social interaction, and learning ...

The brain is a complex organ with many parts and functions. The left and right sides of the brain operate differently and are responsible for different bodily processes.

I’ve read that doing puzzles helps keep your brain sharp as you age. I don’t like to brag, but I can often solve the Jumble puzzle at a glance. After years of making millions of typos at the ...

The brain is made up of three main parts, which are the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. Each of these has a unique function and is made up of several parts as well.

Games like word games, puzzles, or card games can help create more brain neurons, which can slow the decline of cognition and memory related to dementia.

NPR's Juana Summers talks to University of Vermont professor Bader Chaarani about why playing video games might actually have some positive effects on a child's cognition.

Not surprisingly, when a person suffers an injury to the brain, how their physiology responds to it depends on the part of the brain affected. Since the brain comprises of billions of neurons that ...