Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re learning something new, your brain is using acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that has been shown to be deficient in ...

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A long-running study following thousands of older adults suggests that a relatively brief period of targeted brain training may have effects that last decades.

Older adults who completed certain amounts of the cognitive training game above, found on the BrainHQ app, reduced their risk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Daily online brain training for ten weeks rejuvenated a key brain system tied to memory and focus. (CREDIT: BrainHQ) A brain ...

New government-backed research suggests an “unconscious” brain exercise may do more to shield aging minds from dementia better than old-school memory games. “This study gives us real, tangible ...

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A new study found that brain training exercises may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.Specifically, a speed training intervention cut dementia risk by about ...

Experts who track the health and wellness applications of brain science calculate that consumers spent $715 million on "brain-training" programs in 2013. They project that spending on these games ...

New government-backed research suggests an “unconscious” brain exercise may do more to shield aging minds from dementia better than old-school memory games. “This study gives us real, tangible ...