A type of cognitive training that tests people's quick recall seems to reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease ...

One type of cognitive training appears to reduce the risk of dementia 20 years later. Even a modest amount of mental exercise appears to reduce the risk of dementia for decades. NPR's John Hamilton ...

How we process the world—absorbing, interpreting, and responding to our surroundings—is never a one-way street. No two people will look at the same painting on a warm afternoon and walk away with an ...

By explicitly modeling each step of a problem and gradually fading away supports, teachers can give students a clear path to mastering new content.

Schema fit enables hard ideas to click, learn assimilation vs accommodation and use pattern testing to understand faster ...

When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our learners’ cognitive load. Cognitive ...

Is cognitive offloading harmless or does it have negative effects for cognition? A new study offers interesting insights.

Identify sources of unnecessary cognitive load and apply strategies to focus on meaningful analysis and exploration.

A team from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has discovered that early and sustained cognitive stimulation can help preserve brain connectivity and memory in ...