Welcome to a bonus letters column. We have received a number of letters on this topic, including one from a reader in Virginia:. My husband, an emeritus professor at Old Dominion University here in ...

The brain seeks novelty. Passive tasks can lead to skill decline. Challenging the brain with new learning, like a new ...

Professor Paul Colombo has studied music-based mentoring, memory, and the benefits of music training over the course of his ...

Psychology researchers used virtual reality and MRI technology to better understand how locations help us encode memories.

New cases of dementia are estimated to double by 2060, but the good news is that about 45 percent of those cases may be preventable by making lifestyle changes known to help preserve memory or ...

In a revealing Genomic Press Interview published today in Genomic Psychiatry, Dr. Maria Margarita Behrens recounts an extraordinary scientific journey that wound through four countries and multiple ...

There is a long-standing debate in the field of music cognition about the impact of musical training and whether formal ...

“Studies show that activities requiring learning and memory – like dance – can stimulate neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability ...

Music can lift your spirits, calm your nerves, or break your heart in a few notes. It can also nudge what you remember, but ...

Research suggests that individuals who partake in creative activities, such as arts and crafts, musical instruments, and gardening, typically have a more youthful brain on average.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, led by Bindu Paul, an associate professor of pharmacology, psychiatry and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, reported new evidence ...