Cognitive Psychology

Memory Perception Decision Making Attention Learning Processes Learning Neuroscience Behavioral Psychology Memory Processes Aging

Mouse Study Maps Gut-to-Brain Pathway Tied to Age-Related Memory Loss

The work identifies a gut microbe–immune–vagus nerve route that dampens hippocampal activity in aging mice.

THC Intoxication Broadly Disrupts Memory, Heightens False Recall, Study Finds

UBC Study Finds Raccoons Keep Solving Puzzles After the Treat

Long-Term Studies Link Lifelong Mental Engagement and Boosted Speed Training to Lower Dementia Risk

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Teens Spend a Third of the School Day on Phones, UNC Study Finds

‘AI Brain Fry’ Emerges as Oversight of Multiple AI Tools Hits a Productivity Ceiling

Training Primes the Brain for a Bigger Post-Workout BDNF Boost, UCL Study Finds

Brief Training Sharpens Brain Signals for Deepfake Speech Without Boosting Detection

Single 20-Minute Workout Boosts Human Hippocampal 'Ripples' Tied to Memory

Mental Health Services Race to Adapt as Chatbots Become Patients’ First Stop

Short Naps Boost Learning as Experts Push Back on the Cult of Less Sleep

Birding Expertise Linked to Brain Remodeling That Tracks Performance, Study Finds

Radiation Alone Linked to Severe Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline in Children With Ependymoma

Second Pregnancy Leaves Distinct, Lasting Changes in the Maternal Brain

Most People Can't Reliably Spot AI-Generated Faces, Study Finds

Learners Misjudge Their Gait When Adapting to a Robotic Leg, Study Finds

Sounds Played During REM Steer Dreams and Boost Puzzle Solving in Small Study

20-Year Follow-Up Links Adaptive Speed Training to 25% Lower Dementia Risk

Global Study Links Gen Z’s Lower Test Performance to Classroom Screens

Bonobo Kanzi’s Tea-Party Trials Provide First Controlled Evidence of Ape Make-Believe