Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Imagine standing face-to-face with a Neanderthal, looking into eyes that reflect a world both alien and achingly familiar.

Humans use hand gestures during conversation, but until now, it wasn’t clear whether listeners actively use these gestures to ...

Digitally engaging with technology correlated to a 58% lower risk of cognitive impairment, contrary to fears of “digital ...

The Black Brain Campaign helps therapists get licensed and provides free and low-cost therapy sessions for Philadelphians ...

In the last five years, the state’s poison control center received about 1,500 reports of kids under the age of six being ...

Every time you master a new recipe, remember a phone number, or finally figure out how to fold a fitted sheet, your brain is ...

The National Institutes of Health has pumped millions of tax dollars into a yearslong research project to study the “mental health benefits” of puberty blockers, in apparent hopes ...

Neuroscientists have identified brain areas related to self-relevance, social relevance, and a value system. When a decision ...

Walking daily for at least 30 minutes can reduce your chance of having a stroke and other chronic diseases. It may even ...

A UC San Diego study reveals that neurons adapt to new information through varying rules at synapses, challenging previous assumptions.

Findings could help illuminate role of brain region in cognitive functions, such as memory integration and abstract thinking: paper ...