A new study reveals that a quick afternoon nap can enhance the brain's ability to learn by reorganizing synaptic connections, ...

A new study reveals that even a short nap can rejuvenate the brain, enhancing its ability to learn and retain new information, similarly to a full night's sleep. Researchers found that a brief nap ...

1. Childhood, from birth to age 9, during which time the brain is continually pruning away haphazardly created synaptic connections forged as early learning, unlearning and relearning chaotically ...

Even a short afternoon nap helps the brain recover and improve its ability to learn, researchers recently reported in the journal NeuroImage. Napping helps reorganize connections between nerve cells ...

Researchers are testing a new approach to repair early memory loss by protecting brain connections affected in Alzheimer’s ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

Researchers now suggest that the human brain goes through five distinct phases of development over the course of a lifetime.

Even a short afternoon nap could be enough to refresh the brain and make learning easier, according to new research. A study published on January 22, 2026 by researchers at the Medical Center – ...

Balance novelty with familiarity. Try your new sport a few times per week, but keep your regular exercises in your routine, ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during ...

Although Americans are imbibing less than ever, most of us still enjoy a few drinks per week. Recent scientific research, ...