Research shows that crossword puzzles are effective in improving memory. (Getty Images) There is no reality check like telling someone the same story twice and not realizing it until they stop you ...

Aaron Seitz, professor of psychology and director of the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-being at Northeastern University, told The Washington Post that when ...

The fastest growing genre in video games is “brain training,” a genre no one had even heard of before last year. But it only takes one smash hit — in this case, Nintendo’s “Brain Age” — to launch an ...

Brain exercises let you practice specific cognitive skills that exercise memory, attention span, logic, and fast thinking.

Everyone wants to keep their memory sharp and their brain functioning well as they age. But some of the tips on how to support cognition can be overwhelming, like the common advice to learn a new ...

A brain exercise a day might keep you current—it might even revive your brain chemistry. In a landmark clinical trial led by McGill University, researchers discovered that ten weeks of brain training ...

Your brain needs exercise. There are so many fun things you can do to help improve your memory, cognition, and creativity. I receive multiple-choice trivia quizzes in my email several times a day.

They’ve long been seen as a way to prevent cognitive decline—but experts say the real key to brain health goes far beyond word games. An elderly person works on a crossword puzzle. These games can ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

Most people now have been told that mental activity is good for the brain. I have even posted information that it can build “cognitive reserve” that can delay or reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s ...