Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training—in this case, speed of processing training, which helps people quickly find visual information on a computer screen ...
A new comedic play and a 20-year neurology study explore what we can do to prevent dementia and cognitive decline.
When children pretend, they are not just playing; they are building the foundation for creative thinking and problem-solving.
The cerebral cortex, the brain's outermost region responsible for higher cognitive functions, depends on a highly ordered, layered structure. Its proper development requires newly generated neurons to ...
A.I. expert Sheldon Fernandez analyzes how generative tools are shaping young, formative minds, arguing that the real risk is not exposure to new technology, but the premature outsourcing of ...
Many people’s brains deteriorate as they age, becoming riddled with malfunctioning proteins that result in cell death and the ...
This is where memory is essential to identity formation. The self is assembled not from everything that has happened to us, but from what the brain has chosen to preserve and retrieve.