Research finds there is a relationship between participating in certain lifestyle activities and preventing a decline in cognitive health.

Researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom.

There is a causal relationship between participating in certain lifestyle activities and preventing a decline in cognitive health.

Researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom.

Sleep plays an important role in enabling cognitive function and maintaining good psychological health and helps keep the brain healthy.

People don’t want science anywhere near their delicious chocolate chip cookies. But they’re happy to have science create body wash.

Researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom.

Researchers have developed a new method for training people to be creative, one that shows promise of succeeding far better than current way

Trying to reach an actual person when calling customer support, you find yourself wondering -- do my actions actually make a difference?

The benefits of taking a shower might be more than skin deep - and there's a reason why many people get their best ideas daydreaming there.

Scientists report certain people who feel lonely over a sustained period of time may experience elevated decline in verbal memory skills.

Among the trends in functional beverages are products that provide an edge in managing stress and support better focus and cognition.

Regular aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling or climbing stairs may improve thinking skills in young people as well.

One finding of this study is that as people’s fitness improved, their risk of Alzheimer’s disease decreased—it was not all-or-nothing.

A simple memory test could pick up the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease well before symptoms start to show, scientists say.

A large body of research suggests that, even before children begin formal education, they possess intuitive arithmetic abilities.

Headphones increase feelings of connectivity, empathy and engagement, reports a new study from UC San Diego, UCLA and UC Berkeley.

As human exploration of space reaches new horizons, understanding the effects of spaceflight on human brains is crucial.

Episodic memory is the kind that deals with events that happened to you in the past. It’s also one of the first to decline with age.

Dogs can recognize their owner by voice alone, and they make use of some of the same voice properties as humans do.