Increasing physical fitness leads to a larger release of BDNF and better prefrontal cortex activity after a single session of exercise.

Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using ...

Increasing our level of physical fitness leads to a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins following one session of ...

After spending a semester in Copenhagen conducting research on health anxiety, CC senior Chris Gruschow ’26 earned the Award ...

This useful study supplements previous publications of willed attention by addressing a frontoparietal network that supports internal goal generation. The evidence is solid in analyzing two datasets ...

A study published in Nature Communications in January 2026 found that general intelligence does not reside in any single brain region but instead arises from the coordinated activity of networks ...

Want to supercharge your brain? Start exercising today! Higher fitness levels trigger a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins after each workout.

When a conversation becomes emotionally charged, the brain’s threat detection system, the amygdala, activates rapidly. In ...

Parents work hard to protect their children from harm. We teach them to look both ways before crossing the street and to be ...

Experiments with esports players show this non-caffeinated drink combats mental fatigue in a different way than coffee and ...

"If we become fitter, our brains benefit even more from a single session of exercise, and this can change in only six weeks." ...