If you’ve ever played catch with a child, you’ll be familiar with hand-eye coordination. That’s your brain’s ability to process the visual of that ball soaring toward you, then signal your arms and ...

Brains become stronger through thinking, but they also enjoy hands-on activities. Mental skills like planning and the sense of touch increase dexterity, as well as memory and concentration. Creative ...

Working with your hands is a great brain activator, according to Kelly Lambert, a behavioral neuroscientist and author of “Lifting Depression: A Neuroscientist’s Hands-On Approach to Activating Your ...

Brain-training games sell themselves as a way to maintain cognitive function, but the evidence isn't there yet. Eva-Katalin/E+ via Getty Images Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – ...

When people sit down for a meal, they don’t think about what to do with their hands when eating. It’s just second nature. Yet, their hands are constantly adapting posture and grip to the cutlery, food ...

I’ve been working hard on a proposal for a new book. This involves a lot of sitting and thinking. Since I started working on this project, a strange phenomenon has emerged. I want to clean all the ...

Research finds handwriting activates key brain regions for memory and learning, suggesting schools should balance traditional and digital practices. Study: Handwriting but not typewriting leads to ...

The first complete activity map of the brain has been unveiled by a large international collaboration of neuroscientists. The International Brain Laboratory (IBL) researchers published their findings ...

I’ve been working hard on a proposal for a new book. This involves a lot of sitting and thinking. Since I started working on this project, a strange phenomenon has emerged. I want to clean all the ...