A landmark pilot study has demonstrated how a brain implant can deliver targeted bursts of electrical stimulation to improve cognitive functions. In real-time the implant senses electrical biomarkers ...

Some recent research has focused on how poor cognitive control, mediated by rumination, leads to or sustain depression and anxiety symptoms (e.g., Cohen, Mor, & Henik ...

A new study into cognitive control promises to be the first of many aimed at understanding its origins in the brain and its variations between people and among groups. The faculty that allows people ...

Research links speech hesitations like "um" and "uh" to executive function across adulthood. Your speech patterns reveal ...

The number of studies on happiness and well-being has grown significantly in recent years. As a result of these studies, we now know that engaging in practices like mindfulness and gratitude can be ...

Scattered plots are the effect size as a function of age, with curves fitted by GAM (blue color) and the square root model (red color). Shaded areas around the curves represent standard errors. Dashed ...

Training exercises designed to improve cognitive control in children do not make a significant difference to their ability to delay gratification or to their academic achievement, nor do they lead to ...

Scientists found that soccer fans’ emotional highs and lows activate specific brain circuits tied to reward and control.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — Elevated cognitive impairment appeared linked to weak asthma control among older adults, according ...