Researchers have known that children often don't focus on tasks and tend to "overexplore" instead of paying attention to what they should be doing. However, why they do that has remained unknown. Are ...

Keep learning: Take on a new language, skill, hobby, or subject that challenges you, or work in a few mind-sharpening exercises. Stay mentally and socially engaged: Mentally demanding work, cultural ...

When humans tackle many everyday tasks, ranging from driving to completing household chores and work assignments, they rely heavily on working memory. This is the brain's ability to temporarily store ...

Memory may start to naturally decline earlier than scientists had previously thought, according to recent findings.

New IQ data show those with idiopathic hypersomnia and narcolepsy retain normal cognitive ability; fatigue, not sleepiness, hits working memory. Adults living with idiopathic hypersomnia and ...

Many people with ADHD wonder if they have a "bad" memory. I think “bad” is an unhelpful way to describe memory and “uneven” would be more accurate. Adults, teens and kids with ADHD often struggle with ...

Working memory refers to the ability to hold and manipulate information over short periods, underpinning complex cognition such as reasoning, problem solving and decision making. Cognitive ...

The 60-day supplementation trial used Arjuna Natural’s Somin-On ingredient, which is standardized to 2% Sominone, a specific withanolide found in ashwagandha (Withania somnifera). “Our new ashwagandha ...

You know that feeling when you walk into a room and immediately forget why you came in? Maybe you were there to fetch your keys. On your way to the room, you were thinking about grabbing your keys.