New research from the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas suggests that our cognitive capacity doesn't diminish as we age like we thought.

Have you ever wondered how much information your brain can actually hold? According to Professor Paul Reber from Northwestern University, the human brain has an estimated storage capacity of around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doing crossword puzzles or math games such as sudoku keeps your brain stimulated. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) Don’t forget!

Some of my best ideas come to me when I’m exercising. At least I think they’re some of my best ideas; by the time I actually get a chance to write them down, I’ve often forgotten them. While you could ...

We tend to think of people's memories as being either good or bad. However, you might know someone with a terrible memory for names and faces who is very good at learning languages. Another person ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feeling a little forgetful lately? Us too. The CDC notes that one in 10 adults age 45 and up experience worsening memory loss. By ...

There is no reality check like telling someone the same story twice and not realizing it until they stop you midway. When that's followed by misplacing your keys for the second time in a week or ...

Fuel your brain from the very first meal of the day. Reviewed by Dietitian Katey Davidson, M.Sc.FN, RD, CPT Our Avocado & Smoked Salmon Omelet is a top breakfast for memory and overall brain health.

In response to the growing popularity of writing in his day, Plato expressed concern that this newfangled form of information technology would be detrimental to the memory of those people who used it.