Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

It’s easy to add to your routine, too.

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New research breaks down the potential impact of playing a free online brain game. Here's what experts say about it.

Online brain-training games can improve memory in older people, a new study has revealed. Researchers at McGill University led a clinical trial of 92 healthy adults aged 65 and older. Participants ...

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It’s frustrating when you try to hunker down to tackle a project, only to have your mind wander. If this happens more than you’d like, new research has a solution: You can “train” your brain to be ...

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Lumosity released impressive growth numbers for its online brain training games. The company has added 6 million additional members since June 2011 for a total of 20 million registered users. Sign up ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...