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New research finds a link between watching TV and brain shrinkage.

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While recording these neurons in mice, the researchers also tracked the animals’ level of alertness. The brain does not ...

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A human biologist told Newsweek that Alzheimer's research should stop focusing on one molecule and study the wider system.

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Most everyday moments are quickly forgotten, while others stay with us for a lifetime. How the brain determines which memories are retained and which are lost remains an open question.

In fact, some of the distortions commonly regarded as memory failures may be signs of a healthy and adaptive memory system.

Online brain-training games can improve memory in older people, a new study has revealed. Researchers at McGill University led a clinical trial of 92 healthy adults aged 65 and older. Participants ...