As we get older, our memory really does get worse. It can be hard in our private lives and professional ones. But new research from the University of Waterloo has discovered a compelling fix: By ...

For decades western psychology believed the royal road to mental health just required thinking differently to feel differently. Emotions were considered primal, messy and rather beside-the-point.

Researchers have found a way to help the blind see again—by drawing on their brains. While it may seem like a strange concept, it's actually stimulates a portion of the brain's cortex—V1, the area ...

Drawing an object and naming it engages the brain in similar ways, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. The finding demonstrates the importance of the visual processing system for ...

Brain teasers are short, clever puzzles designed to make the mind think in fresh ways. They often look simple, but they push us to use logic, patience, and careful observation. X users found the brain ...

Drawing an object and naming it engages the brain in similar ways. The finding demonstrates the importance of the visual processing system for producing drawings of an object. Drawing an object and ...

Milan, Italy, 19 March 2009 - In a study by Miall, Gowen and Tchalenko published by Elsevier, in the March issue of Cortex (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/cortex), a ...

What is better for a healthy brain, drawing on paper or with an E INK E-Note or typing? A new study out of Norway suggests that handwriting and drawing engages the brain far more than typing on a ...

After nearly 350 years, a depiction of a bee’s brain is getting some buzz. A manuscript created in the mid-1670s contains the oldest known depiction of an insect’s brain, historian of science Andrea ...