The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.

Nanoplastic exposure can impair the cognitive abilities of fish and could lead to significant impacts on marine species' ability to survive, according to a new international study.

Yet, today, ‘learning’ has been reduced to getting answers from AI rather than using AI as a tool for swift analysis that requires further human interrogation. The shift from deep study to rapid ...

If you're bilingual, moral choices can often feel more urgent and emotionally charged in one language yet distant and rational in another. This raises an intriguing question: does language merely ...

Distribution of participants with low, moderate, or high-quality diets over time (based on Healthy Eating Index scores) across the four trends in cognitive ability over time (low, low-moderate, ...

Postmenopausal women score better on cognitive and memory tests if they have been pregnant or breastfed earlier in life, new ...

Untreated sleep apnea can affect memory and other aspects of cognitive health, and it can get worse over time, with many ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to ...