Specific cognitive skills like reading, math, and processing speed are strongly influenced by genetics, even when separated from a person’s overall intelligence. A massive new meta-analysis reveals ...

In a new landmark study, University of Minnesota research shows surprising links between human cognition and personality—pillars of human individuality that shape who we are and how we interact with ...

As per the study, interactive games appear to help with working memory and task-switching.

Cognitive functioning affects how people think and their ability to remember things. Impairment in this area of brain health may cause a decline in how someone responds to their environment mentally ...

Higher cardiorespiratory fitness in older age is linked to the preservation of several core aspects of cognitive ability that are vulnerable to age-related decline, finds research published online in ...

Yet another study shows that the more you let artificial intelligence do the thinking for you, the less capable you are on your own. This time, researchers at MIT tested how relying on AI to tell fake ...