The combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of ...

Stressful or traumatic experiences in childhood have been shown to negatively impact an individual's health as an adult.

A recent study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research explores this complex relationship, offering a ...

Using a novel deep learning approach, we evaluated the predictive power of the functional connectome during various states (resting state, movie-watching, and n-back) on episodic memory and working ...

New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

Cognitive control is the process by which goals or plans influence behaviour. Also called executive control, this process can inhibit automatic responses and influence working memory. Cognitive ...

Mild cognitive impairment is when a person starts to have problems with their memory or thinking. It can be a sign of a disease that will eventually cause dementia but MCI is not dementia and can be ...

Anxiety has become a buzzword in today’s world, but for kids and teens, it’s more than just a passing worry—it’s a growing ...

However, it’s never too late for the brain to get at least some benefit from living more healthily. Mild cognitive impairment is when a person starts to have problems with their memory or thinking. It ...

Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted much of her life to a spiritual journey, is a beacon for today’s artists. An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found ...

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), defined in Article 12 of the Protocol, allows a country with an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B Party) to ...