Strategic avoidance of uncertainty emerges under high cognitive demands, enabling faster decisions without impairing learning.

The new semi-autobiographical play “The Reservoir” spins a comedic narrative around cognitive reserve, the idea that doing brain-stimulating activities can prevent or delay the onset of dementia ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interventions included eight to 10 sessions plus boosters at 11 and 35 months and focused on processing speed, ...

Our capacity to juggle several tasks at once is among the most important capabilities of the human cognitive system. Just consider a typical day in the life of a modern human: you glance at your phone ...

AI use can speed up many tasks; for example, analyzing complex data. However, using AI to complete a task at work or for a hobby could lead to so-called cognitive offloading. Cognitive offloading ...

Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training and who had follow-up sessions about one to three years later were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia, ...

A conversation about staying resilient in the face of upheaval. Difficult change is an inevitable part of life, but few of us have the skills and mindset to handle it well. That can trickle into our ...

Helping care for grandchildren may offer an unexpected boost to brain health later in life. Researchers found that grandparents who provided childcare scored higher on memory and verbal skills than ...

In 1934, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern India, killing thousands and devastating several cities. Curiously, in areas that were spared the worst destruction, stories soon spread that an even ...

Source: Tim Gouw / Pexels Whether it is putting off doing the laundry, paying your bills, or getting your shopping done, we all procrastinate. As students, the urge to procrastinate is even stronger ...

As AI becomes more prevalent in education, work and social life, research is increasingly focused on understanding its nuanced effects on core cognitive functions such as memory, attention and ...