Sleep helps the brain clear waste and reset—if disrupted often, it may affect long-term brain health.

Sleep does far more than help you feel rested. New research suggests that certain nighttime habits may have a significant ...

This neurotransmitter signals to the brain when it’s time to abandon old routines and adapt to new changes.

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a ...

New research suggests the foundations for reading success begin in toddlerhood. Learn how talking, reading, and word play can ...

Scientists have discovered that the brain’s sensory systems play a much larger role in speech learning than previously believed.

A new study of brain activity patterns in people doing a memory task finds that the way we make inferences changes dramatically as we age. Members of Alison Preston’s research group study fMRI brain ...

If you’re ever given birth and subsequently put your phone in the fridge or forgotten all your passwords in one fell swoop, ...