A new study shows that cognitive training can increase the levels of a key chemical messenger in the brain responsible for decision-making.

Playing certain brain-training games may boost production of a neurotransmitter responsible for attention and focus, ...

In a world-first breakthrough, scientists have shown that 10 weeks of brain exercises using a game-like app are enough to ...

An international research team has mapped the millisecond-by-millisecond process by which nerve signals activate muscles, uncovering a previously unseen “primed” intermediate step.

Wild Blueberries Pack Serious Cognitive Punch You've probably heard blueberries called a superfood, but the latest research ...

Dr. Arun L. Naik highlights the importance of acetylcholine for memory and focus. He suggests boosting it naturally through adequate sleep, mental stimulation, and mindfulness practices. Dietary ...

The McGill study found 10 weeks’ use of the game-like app BrainHQ by older adults (for 30 minutes a day) significantly upregulated the chemical system in the brain which produces acetylcholine (the ...

To compare pharmacological properties of heterologously expressed homomeric α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7 nAChRs) with those of native nAChRs containing α7 subunit (α7 * nAChRs) in rat ...

Researchers are discovering more about an important part of the brain's complex communication system. The discovery could form the basis for future development of better medicines for patients with ...

Mouse neuroblastoma cells (Clone NIE-115) were grown in serum-free (defined) medium, defined medium supplemented with serum, and control medium to determine whether serum-free medium could substitute ...