Sharing Stories Keeps Memories Alive
The next time your husband or mother tells that story you've heard at least a gazillion times, think of it as an important developmental stage of adulthood. It turns out our brains our hard-wired for storytelling and reminiscing, with older adulthood a natural time to engage in those activities. Read More...

Stress: The Brain Warper
Scientists have discovered how stress -- in the form of emotional, mental or physical tension -- physically reshapes the brain and causes long-lasting harm to humans and animals. Neuroscientists hope they'll be able to "design drugs to prevent the damage due to stress." Read More...

Internet Searches Boost Brain
Searching the Internet exercises the brains of older people by activating their neural circuitry, says UCLA's Memory & Aging Research Center. Internet searches activated regions in the brain that controlled complex reasoning and decision making in volunteers, with similar education levels, ages 55 to 76. Read More...