Adults learn skills faster but forget more easily, while children retain skills better due to the benefits of sleep, ...

Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated the plasticity of perceptual sensitivity and compensatory mechanisms of ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65—more than 4%—have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain ...