Is cognitive offloading harmless or does it have negative effects for cognition? A new study offers interesting insights.

In a long-running RCT, older adults who completed adaptive speed-of-processing training with boosters were less likely to ...

Identify sources of unnecessary cognitive load and apply strategies to focus on meaningful analysis and exploration.

"If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you may have seen alarming posts claiming that statin medications can cause ...

From limited, task-specific automation to sophisticated Cognitive Intelligence Platforms (CIPs), artificial intelligence has undergone tremendous ...

A type of cognitive training that tests people's quick recall seems to reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease ...

Google's new Gemini 3.1 Pro brings Deepthink-style high thinking with extra compute time; benchmark gains cover coding, math ...

The largest fMRI study to date finds that heavy cannabis use in young adults reduces brain activity and impairs working memory performance.

Older adults lose their ability to hear concrete sounds first, and with this loss come the more difficult aspects of hearing: the fuzzy edges of speech. As your hearing deteriorates, you are likely ...

Multiplier tasks involve activities humans can already perform but accelerate with AI, such as summarization or translation. Enabler tasks allow previously inaccessible creative production, such as ...

A neurologist has revealed that a straightforward drawing exercise could indicate whether someone is living with dementia. Dementia, which typically affects those over 65, is characterised by a ...

Adults living with idiopathic hypersomnia and narcolepsy type 1 often report cognitive difficulties, including problems with memory, attention, and mental fatigue. However, new research published in ...