Older folks — even those with mild cognitive impairment — can boost their brain function by engaging in greater levels of ...

New research published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement has found that older adults who regularly participated in mentally challenging activities, such as reading or puzzles, maintained higher ...

Adults learn skills faster but forget more easily, while children retain skills better due to the benefits of sleep, ...

In a study funded in part by the NIH’s National Institute on Aging, healthy adults ... that often involves the use of memory cards, mobile apps, and matching games.” Formal testing is advised ...

According to the researchers, this suggests that sleep benefits children’s learning and memory more. But other factors could ...

Participants were asked to remember specific tasks while completing ongoing activities ... alleviate the burden of prospective memory challenges in older adults." ...

New research finds that even single bouts of intense exercise can improve cognitive performance in young adults, particularly ...