A high-quality preschool curriculum gives children opportunities to build both social-emotional and cognitive skills as they ...

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 ...

The new study says that engaging in activities like reading, writing and learning a language can help to lower the risk of ...

Researchers have developed a diagnostic panel that identifies cognitive decline by analyzing how blood proteins fold. This ...

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 ...

While the research does not point to a direct, causal link, it hints that activities like reading, writing and playing games ...

After accounting for age, sex, and education, the analysis showed that higher lifetime enrichment scores were associated with a 38% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and a 36% lower risk of mild ...

Schema fit enables hard ideas to click, learn assimilation vs accommodation and use pattern testing to understand faster ...

In a long-running RCT, older adults who completed adaptive speed-of-processing training with boosters were less likely to develop dementia — a benefit not seen with memory or reasoning training.

Is cognitive offloading harmless or does it have negative effects for cognition? A new study offers interesting insights.

Intellectual enrichment throughout the lifespan tied to higher cognitive function ...

A new study in expert birders suggests that becoming an expert in a given field could help slow down cognitive decline.