cognition

Researchers shed light on how reading in a digital age impacts our cognitive ability and how to get back to dynamic reading.

While the power of positive thinking may boost confidence, it may not be the best path to successful financial decisions.

A new study finds that male mice that consumed aspartame yielded offspring with memory and learning problems.

Dogs have a natural ability to process faces, a small study that put dogs in an fMRI machine shows.

Infants can use expectations about the world to rapidly shape their developing brains, according to new research.

Distractions can affect the brain and decrease pain sensation, but a new German study shows that this is not just mind over matter but also spine over matter.

Research finds that mothers with low vitamin D levels are more likely to have children who have language impairments.

A calorie intake between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may more than double the risk of mild cognitive impairment.

Children are not as easily swayed by words as adults when identifying objects.

New research shows that pigeons can count.