Researchers used advanced MRI techniques to track how the human brain changes when learning a new motor sequence. They found ...

A new study published in PLoS Biology has found that learning a new motor skill sets off two different types of cellular ...

We tend to think of learning as something that happens in the mind, a mental exercise of reading, practicing, and remembering. But the truth is far more visceral. Every time you learn something new, ...

The wiring and rewiring of the brain never ends. Neural pathways are constantly being reshaped as we interact with the world and learn new things. At York University and MIT's McGovern Institute, ...

Simple daily habits can shape your brain health over time. A neurologist explains five lifestyle changes that may improve ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during childhood, settled into a stable form in early ...

New research has charted the major developmental stages in the brain’s wiring—from early-life pruning to late-life network breakdown—offering a new roadmap for how our brains evolve. Colored diffusion ...