Rather than thinking that adolescence ends at 18, groundbreaking brain research has shown that critical brain developmental ...

Scientists have created a computer model that aims to mimic the human brain, hoping it might teach us about ourselves.

New research shows that creative activities may slow the brain’s aging process. Here is how creativity strengthens cognitive ...

UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

A new study shows that balanced neural inhibition in the hippocampus is crucial for recognition memory, the ability to remember objects we’ve recently encountered.

A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for recognition memory. The findings could help provide better understanding of ...

Regular creative activity is linked to a younger-looking brain and slower brain aging, according to a large international brain-imaging analysis.

Your brain's capacity to strengthen and adapt doesn't decline the way we were taught, but how you use it matters enormously.

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, ...

The scientific study of both internal mental processes and observable behavior is known as psychology. It explains activities ...

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and University of Southern California provide funding as members of The Conversation US. Countless parents across the country recently dropped their ...