Your brain reacts to everything you do each day. New research shows that sleep, stress, diet, and environment shape brain ...

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Experts outline how brain development, gut health, and sleep are biologically linked and shaped by early nutrition.

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Clinicians use electroencephalography (EEG) to assess brain activity in epilepsy and sleep pathologies, and this powerful tool has shown promise for other conditions.

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New research across neuroscience and psychology is revealing how various games—from action titles to simulations—engage distinct brain systems and cognitive skills. Findings range from action games ...

During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry signals within it and to the rest of the body. Growing axons "wire up" the brain ...