A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and ...

The farming simulator Rusty’s Retirement and other games that carve out space on your desktop may actually help people focus.

That’s especially true for remembering things you want to do. Psychologists call them prospective memories: remembering to perform a planned action, or recall a planned intention, at some point in the ...

After Dallas dropped its season opener and the No. 1 overall pick’s debut, players stressed that it’s only one game.

It’s frustrating when you try to hunker down to tackle a project, only to have your mind wander. If this happens more than ...

More than half the respondents say playing video games helps relieve stress (58%). Forty-five percent say playing video keeps ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that ...

The study reveals that simply closing your eyes and resting for a few minutes after learning something new could ...

Just as much as the physical benefits, another reason we should keep exercising as we age is to protect our brains. Yes, ...

NEW YORK Oct 20: Brain-training exercises may do more than just sharpen your puzzle-solving skills — they might actually ...

Your memory during exams isn’t just related to how much you study. It is also about how your brain functions under pressure.

Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in recent years have gone back and forth on the topic, with no definitive conclusion.