"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When it comes to defining neuroplasticity, there’s a little quiz that neuroscientist Sandra Bond Chapman, ...

Neuroplasticity, the brain’s adaptive ability to restructure and reorganize itself, represents one of the most fascinating aspects of the developing brain. Neuroplasticity is maximal during the “first ...

In a recent study published in the journal Neuropharmacology, researchers in Pisa, Italy, explored how gut microbiota can influence neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the ability of neuronal circuits ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during childhood, settled into a stable form in early ...

For the last few years, we’ve been interested in the intersection between neuroplasticity and evolutionary psychology, focusing on the brain’s potential for altering specific evolutionary ...

About a decade ago, neuroscientists at the University College London published some fascinating research on the brain size and structure of London taxi drivers. In short: the cabbies’ brains were ...