When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our learners’ cognitive load. Cognitive ...

In a recent study published in Nature Human Behavior, researchers assessed the associations between cognitive and non-cognitive (NCS) skills and academic achievement from ages 7 to 16. Study: Genetic ...

Background Cognitive impairment (CI) is one of the most common manifestations of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus ...

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

The quest to understand intelligence and unravel the workings of the mind has always been considered the holy grail of natural sciences. While we're still uncovering many mysteries, animals can ...

The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood ...

Part 1 of a series. Co-authored with Faye Cormick. Discussing cognitive diversity demands an understanding of social neuroscience, according to research by Matthew Lieberman at UCLA. His work is ...

Mark Dallas receives funding from Alzheimer's Research UK and the Alzheimer's Association. Why some people with mild cognitive impairment develop dementia while others don’t has long been a mystery.

Objectives To evaluate the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and cognition in a large sample of older adults, and to examine clinical and demographic factors that might moderate ...