IF A DOCTOR wants to know how well a child is growing, she can turn to clinically validated charts that lay out precisely how that child compares to the norm for their age and sex. Not only can the ...

An international team of researchers has created a series of brain charts spanning our entire lifespan – from a 15 week old fetus to 100 year old adult – that show how our brains expand rapidly in ...

A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and memory. Older adults using BrainHQ for 10 weeks showed restored cholinergic ...

It's not just your body that needs to be 'worked out'. Your brain also needs training to stay young and fit. A digital brain exercise, developed by the American biotech company Posit Science ...

Pulsing electrical currents through the brain for 20 minutes can boost memory for older adults for at least a month, according to a new study. Around 8 percent of people in the US get diagnosed with ...

Although older adults did not grow up with tablets, smartphones, and wearables, an increasing number have embraced the latest consumer technology. According to the Pew Research Center, around 4 in 5 ...

New research has charted the major developmental stages in the brain’s wiring—from early-life pruning to late-life network ...

Children as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found in adults that tackles difficult cognitive problems, a new study found. Children as young as 4 years old show evidence of ...