Daily meditation is no longer framed only as a path to calm, it is increasingly described in laboratories as a workout that reshapes the brain’s wiring. Imaging studies suggest that regular practice ...

Learning something new, whether it’s drumming, dancing, or guitar, strengthens the same neural networks that keep us sharp. What Chris Hemsworth learned while struggling to master the drums offers a ...

Parts of the brain are "rewired" when people learn computer programming, according to new research. Scientists watched university students’ brains as they learned to code. The team used functional ...

Alcohol does not simply relax the mind. It rewires it. With repeated use, drinking can splinter the brain’s carefully ...

January is a time when many people reflect on their goals for the year ahead—a new job, a promotion, hitting the gym, or overall better health—but research from Baylor College of Medicine and ...

Your brain is incredibly resilient, but it’s not indestructible. Certain daily habits destroying brain function operate so subtly that you might not notice the damage until it’s too late to reverse.

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...