Astrocytes: these cells could be part of the key to unlocking the mystery of how brains change their structure. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock The Conversation Weekly podcast is taking a short break in ...

What if you could increase your brain capacity? Of course, we begin doing that the moment we are born. We learn the actions ...

The brain's ability to adapt and form new neural connections allows it to recover from injury and maintain cognitive function into old age. Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to adapt and ...

Psychedelics—frequently recognized as substances such as LSD, psilocybin, and DMT—not only alter perception, mood, and cognition, but they often cause hallucinations. That said, they have also been ...

Childhood trauma can have a lasting effect on physical and mental health. But with the help of neuroplasticity, healing is possible. Your brain is constantly changing in response to what’s happening ...