While neurogenesis—the growth of new brain cells—typically slows with age, superagers produce new neurons in the hippocampus at twice the rate of healthy older adults. In contrast, individuals with ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

Brains of older adults with super-healthy cognition grow more new neurons than those of their peers, according to a study ...

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in ...

The Johns Hopkins-created maps provide higher resolution and better coverage of gray matter than previously published maps, ...

Brain freeze — the sharp, seconds-long headache we get from ingesting something cold — is rooted in the way our brain senses temperature and blood flow.

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The brain reinforces seizure networks during post-seizure sleep by hijacking the same mechanisms used for memory consolidation.

The brain may inadvertently "learn" to have seizures by treating them like important memories to be stored, according to new ...