Dog owners and lovers alike might think they know everything there is to know about dogs, but don’t be surprised if this list challenges your general knowledge. Dogs are our oldest companions, and the ...

Despite lacking a hippocampus entirely—and having diverged from the mammalian lineage roughly 400 million years ago—larval ...

Sleep is a universal biological state that allows all animals, from mammals to amphibians, fish and even insects, to restore ...

The old school way of learning and remembering something is studying followed by a test. Now, a study tells us curiosity is key to memory.

Here are three additional activities which researchers have discovered are critical for improved memory retention. These three are obtaining quality sleep, physical activity and eating brain-enhancing ...

For many, January isn't just about new gym memberships or resolutions; it's about putting the drinks down. With bars and ...

Connecting the dots: Far from being a mindless escape, video games help the brain process information more efficiently and adapt more readily to complex tasks, according to a growing body of research.

Why do some children develop a brain that is unusually small (microcephaly)? A global team of scientists from the German Primate Center -- Leibniz Institute for Primate Research (DPZ), Hannover ...