Do you ever wonder why some people can easily calculate a tip in their head or remember an address someone told them a few ...

Improvising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research ...

Bad news for couch potatoes: New research released this week suggests that working out will not only improve your body, but keep your brain sharp as well. Researchers in Finland looked back at earlier ...

Researchers found that older adults learned a memory task best after practicing multiple related tasks, suggesting that diverse cognitive training supports mental sharpness as we age. When Ilber ...

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

A new study shows that simple early-life habits, like giving yogurt at age one and ensuring steady night sleep, may influence how strongly children develop memory skills by preschool age. Study: ...

We have all heard the old saying, "Sleep on it," when trying to solve a problem or making an important decision. There might be some scientific truth to that advice, especially when it comes to ...

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is hurting preteens' memory and reading skills. The new study, published Monday ...

Benefits were seen in the ability to recollect a memory, the study found. Taking a daily multivitamin supplement may improve memory and slow cognitive decline in aging adults, according to a new study ...

In a recent study, women who took hormone therapy to treat menopause symptoms had better memory test scores than those who didn’t use the treatments. Hormone therapy can improve sleep, which may ...

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Following driving directions or recalling a phone number are skills that require "working memory" – an executive function that helps people keep track of what they are doing. "Working memory is sort ...