Higher childhood intelligence correlates with longer, healthier life and reduced disease risk by 20-25%. Childhood intelligence strongly predicts cognitive abilities in old age, with lifestyle factors ...

Dementia represents far more than occasional forgetfulness or confusion. This collection of cognitive conditions affects millions worldwide, fundamentally altering lives and challenging our ...

The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, one of the most consequential in recent history, was determined in no small part by concerns about the cognitive state of President Biden and the ...

Rufus Tony Spann, Ph.D., L.C.P.C., L.P.C. Mental Health / Holistic Health Dr. Rufus Tony Spann is a nationally certified school psychologist, licensed professional counselor, yoga teacher and reiki ...

It could be very informative to observe the pixels on your phone under a microscope, but not if your goal is to understand what a whole video on the screen shows. Cognition is much the same kind of ...

The human brain stands as perhaps nature’s most extraordinary creation, constantly evolving throughout our lives in response to a complex interplay of biological and environmental influences. This ...

Bursts of brain rhythms with "beta" frequencies control where and when neurons in the cortex process sensory information and plan responses. Studying these bursts would improve understanding of ...

Why do young children often miss the emotions behind adult expressions? A pioneering study led by researcher Xie Wanze from Peking University's School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, in ...

A new study suggests that receiving the live shingles vaccine is associated with a slightly lower risk of developing memory ...

A pioneering longitudinal study reveals great ape cognition is highly individualized and structured completely differently than human intelligence.

Key points Cognition lacks a single, universally agreed definition, and may operate at conscious or unconscious levels. Cognition has complicated relationships with emotion, intelligence, and ...