Experts say the more we challenge our brains as we age, the more resilient it becomes—and “learning a new instrument is a full-brain workout.” After the age of 40, the average brain decreases 5 ...

Audio Timeline Slider: Use the left or right arrow keys to decrease or increase the slider value. Developed in 2015 by researchers studying the effects of diet on brain function and cognitive decline, ...

OpenAI’s most advanced agentic coding model is natively integrated into JetBrains AI chat in the 2025.3 version of IntelliJ, ...

Life can bring major, unexpected changes without warning. How can we adapt when our best-laid plans are suddenly upended? Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist. Her latest book, “The Other Side of ...

Astronauts’ brains can change shape and shift positions during stays in space, according to a new study with implications for NASA’s goals to conduct long-duration missions to the moon and Mars. The ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred microbes from different primates into mice, the animals’ brains began to ...

Neither jellyfish nor sea anemones have brains. But these animals sleep in ways strikingly similar to humans, according to a study published today in Nature Communications 1. The findings bolster a ...

Brains do not compute like digital machines running programs. Consciousness may arise from a unique kind of physical computation shaped by biology, energy constraints, and real-time dynamics. Credit: ...