A 10-week program that combines cognitive behavioral therapy with cognitive training sharpens memory and helps patients cope ...

There's a hobby that challenges seniors' spatial reasoning, memory and problem-solving, boosting mental agility alongside Sudoku and crosswords.

Researchers have been asking whether technology use will accelerate or protect against cognitive decline. A large body of ...

Cognitive reserve is the mind’s resistance to damage the brain.

Making writing less difficult for students helps them to become both better writers and also more engaged learners.

We live in a time of growing anxiety and fear, where the disruptive forces of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, Big ...

Activities that engage the brain such as ... adults with mild cognitive impairment demonstrated improved memory. Cognitive skills are not fixed. On the contrary, at all ages the brain has the ...

Test your observation skills with this optical illusion challenge! Hidden among a sea of 'Bell', can you spot the word 'Ball' in under 8 seconds? This ...

Children develop the ability to understand what others think and feel—an ability known as theory of mind—through early social ...

Your first exercise is a classic creative task used to encourage something called divergent thinking, where you generate multiple solutions to a problem instead of zeroing in on a single one. It’s a ...

Recent research published in Economics and Human Biology found that when mothers hold dominant positions in their children’s educational decisions, they are more likely to adopt a “tiger mom” approach ...