Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

Or, in non-researcher-speak, regular resistance training improves the health of your hippocampus, the part of your brain ...

Cognitive training exercises can help older adults maintain or improve certain mental skills, such as memory and attention. Such training can also lead to improvements in cognitive abilities not ...

Older adults who completed 10 to 14 sessions of cognitive training saw improved cognition, memory, and processing skills. After 10 years, most study participants reported they could complete daily ...

A new Canadian study suggests that yes, it can—even five years after you received the training. A simple series of cognitive ...

The good news is research has shown that people can make changes throughout adulthood that can help prevent or delay cognitive decline and even reduce their risk of dementia. These include quitting ...

Will solving Sudoku help stave off Alzheimer's? It makes sense in theory, but there are many variables and results are almost ...

For older adults at risk for cognitive decline, especially those with remitted major depressive disorder (rMDD) — with or ...