Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol – according to new research.

During sleep, we commonly experience two types of sleep phases, alternating one after the other: non-REM sleep and REM sleep.

Sodium selenate may slow cognitive decline and neurodegenerative damage that is the hallmark of many dementias including Alzheimer’s Disease

Long-duration space flight alters fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research

Neuroscientists have unlocked the mechanisms behind performance monitoring, which gives people the ability to learn from their successes.

Transplanting fecal microbiota from young into old mice can reverse hallmarks of aging in the gut, eyes, and brain.

A new study shows that Oxytocin release increases with age, showing why, on average, people are more caring as they get older.

Eggs or yogurt, veggies or potato chips? We make decisions about what to eat every day, but those choices may not be fully our own.

Ultrasound can overcome some of the detrimental effects of ageing and dementia without the need to cross the blood-brain barrier.

This work represents one of the first conclusive studies that pinpoints a key feature of seizures that has not been studied in great detail.

These findings demonstrate that a direct dialog occurs between the gut microbiota and the brain and could lead to new therapeutic approaches

Are we all imagining the same thing when we listen to music, or are our experiences hopelessly subjective?

Many people, especially the elderly, suffer from abnormal sleep. In particular, the deep sleep phases become shorter and shallower with age.

Honey might be a sweet solution for developing environmentally friendly components for neuromorphic computers, designed to mimic neurons.

Researchers demonstrated the first human use of a wireless transmitter capable of delivering high-bandwidth neural signals.

Advances in microscopic imaging have led to the exciting discovery of a small group of brain cells that control stress-induced responses.

Elite sleepers show psychological resilience and resistance to neurodegenerative conditions that may point the way to fending off disease.

Researchers have developed a new method for training people to be creative, one that shows promise of succeeding far better than current way

Trying to reach an actual person when calling customer support, you find yourself wondering -- do my actions actually make a difference?

Science suggests that mind-wandering freely to more pleasant and playful thoughts may improve our mood and foster creativity.