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Most children in elementary school begin learning about the body and how it works; however, research reveals that parents and teachers tend to leave out information about the brain. In fact, one study ...

What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, ...

A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the ...

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

Researchers have found that having children seems to delay certain aspects of age-related cognitive decline. Rawpixel.com - stock.adobe.com Think having kids drains your brain? Think again. A new ...

From this point forward, the brain enters its longest and most stable epoch: adulthood, lasting over three decades. Brain ...

A doctor examines how video games affect kids' brains. Cash, a 10-year-old boy who lives in Los Angeles, is obsessed with the game Fortnite, his mother Rusti says. Fortnite represents the current ...