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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

According to the researchers, this suggests that sleep benefits children’s learning and memory more. But other factors could ...

Sure, there are hundreds of options out there for different moves or modalities, but sticking to the tried-and-true basics ...

Frequently engaging in these leisure activities is associated with better brain function in people aged 50 and older, ...

New research finds that even single bouts of intense exercise can improve cognitive performance in young adults, particularly ...

Six years after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, 90-year-old Zelik Bocknek (Zel) refuses to slow down — and he believes his active ...