cognitive science

Remaining mentally active slows dementia's symptoms, if not its progress.

Studies from neuroscience highlight how the brain both helps with and prevents collaboration.

Celebrating five years since Grain Brain was published, David Perlmutter doubles down on his warnings.

Over 67,000 trials by the Color Guard can't be wrong.

As it turns out, being just enough of a psychopath can do wonders for your creative career.

Then again, maybe the study is fake news too.

When you slow down after exiting the highway, or hush your voice in the library, you’re using this brain mechanism.

Orangutans join humans and bees in a very exclusive club

Is the appendix a useless organ, an immune system benefactor, a Parkinson's disease instigator, or all of the above?

We know the dangers of too little sleep. Now for the other side of the story.

"Our results show why debates about controversial issues often seem so futile," the researchers said.

Famously unusual case studies that perplexed psychologists.

Is microdosing magic truffles a way to unlock your creative potential? That's long been anecdotal, but the evidence is coming.

"What a shock," said no dog owner ever.

Experiments show brain-to-brain collaboration.

Denying the possibility of immoral actions may be the very basis of our society.