Challenging the brain with new learning, like a new language, may build cognitive reserve and memory confidence.

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

A 2024 study by University College London found a 30-minute walk boosts your memory for 24 hours. In the study, people aged ...

For most people, solving a problem is the reward—the relief of being done, the achievement of having figured it out.

Science reveals handwriting significantly improves how the brain learns and retains information. Using pen and paper slows ...

Why today’s AI systems struggle with consistency, and how emerging world models aim to give machines a steady grasp of space ...

When walking through an unfamiliar city, we might rely on different types of directions. Head east out of the train station, take a left at the stoplight, turn at the building with the mural.

Psychological research shows that intolerance of uncertainty limits reasoning ability. Highly intelligent individuals tend to ...

This important study employs a closed-loop, theta-phase-specific optogenetic manipulation of medial septal parvalbumin-expressing neurons in rats and reports that disrupting theta-timescale ...

Jin, 78 years old, who lives in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, scored 27 out of 30 points on a dementia test taken last month to renew his driver’s license. This was 3 points higher than his score three years ago.