Examining brain plasticity and its implications for development, aging, and brain injury recovery.

Have your ever had a short-term project, say, two weeks in length, that went from feeling impossible to possible in just a few sessions? We all know it takes longer than a couple of weeks to build ...

The way we react to things and control our overall mood and behaviors have long been a topic of interest for many psychologists and neurologists. Hundreds have dedicated their lives to gaining more ...

For most of the 20th century, the scientific consensus held that the adult brain was essentially fixed, unable to grow new ...

About a decade ago, neuroscientists at the University College London published some fascinating research on the brain size and structure of London taxi drivers. In short: the cabbies’ brains were ...

"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, ...

In a recent study published in the journal Neuropharmacology, researchers in Pisa, Italy, explored how gut microbiota can influence neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the ability of neuronal circuits ...

Your brain is constantly changing itself. With each passing moment, your billions of neurons change the number and strength of their trillions of connections. Beyond these fascinating changes, our ...