These short, fun activities can help kids recharge and refocus when school or homework is stressing them out. Focusing on a task for a long period can be difficult for anyone, but especially kids.

Penfield discovered that each part of the body was clearly mapped out in a ... in an expanding universe of new information on the human brain. "Every person's brain is as unique as their face ...

The best part? Brain teasers aren’t just for kids or hardcore puzzle lovers — anyone who enjoys a good mental workout can have fun with them. Studies even show that challenging your brain with ...

A study by Yale University involving over 37,000 adults suggests that parenting can improve brain health and slow down aging. Parent brains show neural patterns that do not follow typical aging ...

and conscious initiation of movements happen elsewhere in the brain; the motor cortex just receives these signals, relaying them directly to muscles. The motor cortex is organized in a way that ...