Having a hard time remembering what people say in conversations? You're not alone, and there are strategies to help!

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

A new study reveals that intentional memory control—deciding what to remember or forget—is more powerful than emotional influence when forming long-term memories.

This month’s executive function skill of focus is working memory. As a reminder, executive function (EF) skills are brain-based skills that help us get things done. For those of us with ADHD, we often ...

Emotional events help solidify memories. The findings may one day help students study or trauma survivors recover.

I thought doing lots of things at once made me super-efficient, but it's one of the worst things you can do for your brain. I ...

So since we all learn best by doing, it only makes sense that testing yourself — as long as you do it the right way — is the ...

President Bola Tinubu, in his address to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, attempted all three. He invoked the ...

Forgetting names quickly is a common experience that often reveals more than just a weak memory. Psychologists suggest it reflects unique cognitive styles, such as prioritizing context, deep thinking, ...

Our screens make life faster—but at a cost. Handwriting is fading just as evidence mounts that pen-and-paper thinking ...

Psychologists call it “offline waking rest.” In its purest form, offline waking rest can be closing your eyes and zoning out ...

Brain and psychology researchers are delving into how slides down the moral slope begin and what keeps them going. Initially ...