While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well ...

Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify birds and may even protect against age-related cognitive decline ...

While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well into later life. Anyone can continue to learn and refine their vocabulary ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. New hyperscanning research reveals that when bilingual mothers and children play together, their brains align just as strongly in a second language as in their native tongue, ...

When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use "awake brain mapping" to minimize the risk of causing ...

Dementia is an umbrella term to describe cognitive (thinking) problems that are severe enough to affect everyday life. There ...

New research suggests that super-agers generate twice as many neurons as typical older adults. But you don't have to be a ...

A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require Utah schools to show students videos of fertilization and ...

Researchers from McGill University and Adolfo Ibanez University have found that even a short stay in nature triggers changes in the brain that can calm stress and mental confusion, as well as restore ...

When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use "awake brain mapping" to minimize the risk of causing unintended disruptions to a patient's quality of life while removing as much ...

The cerebral cortex, the brain's outermost region responsible for higher cognitive functions, depends on a highly ordered, layered structure. Its proper development requires newly generated neurons to ...