The new learning that often is accompanied by a sense of effort – and sometimes frustration – requires accessing the resources in the frontal lobe, which manages thinking and judgment, and the ...

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

In a new study, researchers identify the biological processes behind stress-induced aversive memory generalization and highlight an intervention which could help restore appropriate memory specificity ...

New research published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement has found that older adults who regularly participated in mentally challenging activities, such as reading or puzzles, maintained higher ...

Acute stress has been shown to prevent mice from forming specific memories, instead leading to more generalized memories ...

In mice, stress altered the way that the brain packaged memories, resulting in an unnecessary fear response — but drugs were ...

A new paper led by a Concordia researcher examines how social isolation, loneliness and frailty affect one another and the ...

Last year, the Oak View Elementary School community lost one of its longest-serving members. Terry Delaney, who passed away on Nov. 10, 2023, spent 25 years as a teacher's aide, bus driver and ...

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 ...

A study reveals that young adults outpace children in learning new motor skills. However, they also lose these skills faster.

Ahead, experts demystify the influence of childhood sports on your body type later in life and offer practical advice on how ...