People worry about losing their memory as they get older, but what most people don’t realize is that this worry can become a ...

Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get good at crosswords.

Speed-of-processing cognitive training in older adults significantly reduced dementia risk over 20 years, outperforming memory and reasoning training. Its adaptive, implicit learning approach may ...

Despite the stereotype that the body and brain automatically decline as people get older, research shows that many people really are improving with age. The secret isn’t a special supplement or a ...

The brain may organize emotions like locations on a map, revealing a hidden system that helps people interpret changing feelings.

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Even more reason to schedule that early-morning workout ...

What is the best time to study? A new study uses Aplysia (sea slugs) to show that a 24-hour interval between learning events ...

Recent psychological research reveals that certain forms of strong memory can make people more prone to distortion, anxiety, ...

Experts weigh in on the findings.