Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of brain plasticity, the process that allows a ...

One of the primary ways exercise benefits the brain is by increasing blood flow throughout the body. This enhanced ...

Groundbreaking neurobiologist, Dr. Gina Turrigiano heads up the Turrigiano Lab in Brandeis University’s Biology Department. Dr. Turrigiano’s work focuses on brain plasticity. Our conversation covered ...

A study in mice by a Harvard Medical School (HMS)-led research team has reported new insights into what is happening in the brain while we daydream. The study, through which the researchers tracked ...

Imagine giving your brain a mini reset, not with caffeine, nootropic pills or hours of meditation but simply by adjusting ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that no amount of later effort can fully undo. Researchers are now tracing how ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The cortical region of the brain does not reorganize after amputation of a limb. Machine learning is essential ...

Laura Middleton receives funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Saskia Sivananthan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...

Three scientists have collectively won The Brain Prize—the largest award for neuroscience—in recognition of their contributions to the science of brain plasticity. Richard Morris, a neuroscientist at ...

A broadly syndicated article has put the INHANCE Study at the top of the list of brain health breakthroughs for older adults in 2025. With the limited impact of plaque removal on Alzheimer’s, the ...

Calcium alpha-ketoglutarate, a naturally occurring metabolite, can restore key memory-related brain functions that have been disrupted in Alzheimer’s disease.