Princeton scientists found that the brain uses reusable “cognitive blocks” to create new behaviors quickly.

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 ...

How we process the world—absorbing, interpreting, and responding to our surroundings—is never a one-way street. No two people ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

Ginkgo biloba and several other therapies offer modest cognitive benefits in vascular cognitive impairment, but heterogeneous evidence limits certainty.

An estimated 16.9 million cancer survivors have reported cognitive deficits, which can interfere with everyday activities. Cognitive impairment may include difficulty with memory, attention, language, ...

As AI tools become increasingly embedded in K-12 education, they offer personalized learning, real-time feedback, and access to information at unprecedented speed. However, alongside these benefits ...

Your brain's capacity to strengthen and adapt doesn't decline the way we were taught, but how you use it matters enormously.

Cognitive reappraisal is a strategy for everyday living in which a person deliberately aims to modify their emotional response to experience by changing their thoughts. It involves evaluating an ...