Research increasingly suggests that language learning and bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits – including for older ...

Introduction"Learning a foreign language makes you smarter"—this claim is encountered in various settings, from ...

Puzzles, brain-training games and hobbies have long been said to stave off cognitive decline. But while some research has shown that intensive brain-training programmes done over several weeks can ...

Earlier detection is valuable, but it creates a duty that does not end when an alert appears in the electronic health record.

A new GeroScience study finds that elevated levels of electronegative L5 cholesterol are associated with weakened ...

Misplacing items, trouble finding words – we all know the hallmarks of cognitive decline, that early and transitional stage ...

A simple paper card that asked older adults about what mattered most in their lives was effective at opening discussions related to their cognitive health and aging, according to the results of a ...

Briefly closing your eyes during a conversation may appear unusual. Yet psychologists suggest that this small behaviour may serve an important cognitive function, as it helps the brain reduce ...

When people think about what ChatGPT or other large language models are doing behind the scenes, it’s common to reach for the language of computing. You might assume there is a database, or a logical ...

Neuropsychological assessment, or cognitive testing, is the gold standard tool for measuring cognitive functions (or the “software” of the brain) such as memory, language, attention, visuospatial ...