Scientists found that virtual forest experiences using sight, sound, and scent offer measurable mood and memory boosts, especially when all senses are activated at once.

Stunning new visuals of the brain reveal a deceptively simple pattern of organization in the wiring of this complex organ. Instead of nerve fibers travelling willy-nilly through the brain like ...

Charting brain development to track changes as we age : Shots - Health News A study of more than 120,000 brain scans shows rapid growth before age 2 and accelerating decline after age 50.

Work on mathematics draws from different areas of the brain and students need to be strong with visuals, numbers, symbols and words—but schools are not encouraging this broad development in ...

Because optimal brain health and cognitive function are not guaranteed, they are dependent on many factors, including genetics, the environment, healthy development, and daily lifestyle habits.

Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new study. Brain regions that support cognitive, social, and ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD A person’s brain is not fully developed until their mid to late 20s, as the brain grows in physical size and with the emergence and strengthening of ...

The brain develops in spurts throughout childhood and adolescence, but not much is understood about the process. To disentangle this complicated puzzle surrounding one of the body’s most mysterious ...

Play is "nutrients" for the brain, says Dr. Jacqueline Harding on her new book "The Brain That Loves to Play" ... Many chapters of the book are dedicated to specific ages of development.

And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this early period, blueprints of healthy development do not yet exist. In a new study, Yale researchers demonstrate that models ...

Q. What are the effects of marijuana use on teenage brain development? Are there some people who should not use marijuana even if it’s legal? A. Marijuana, also called cannabis, is a widely ...

Providing cash to low-income families had a positive impact on childhood brain development for babies in those families. The Child Tax Credit expired this month.