Teachers can help students develop the metacognitive skills to avoid becoming overwhelmed by school demands.

Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, can take a toll on our mental health. Here are five such thinking patterns and how ...

Incorporating cognitive diversity and fostering psychological safety are fundamental to achieving high team performance.

There’s no shortage of studies showing how AI impacts our lives, jobs, businesses, and environment. However, when it comes to analyzing what AI is doing to our brains, we’re just starting to see the ...

In a series of experiments described in Science Magazine in 2011, a trio of researchers found evidence to support a sneaking ...

Cognitive offloading, the tendency to rely on technology to reduce mental effort, however, isn't new. Tools like calculators ...

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on November 27, 2024, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled “Neurocognitive disparities: investigating ethnicity and mental health in rural aging adults.

Scientists discovered that even a few hours of exposure to air pollution reduces focus, makes emotions harder to read, and weakens selective attention. These cognitive impairments could impact daily ...

Limited studies suggest it could temporarily improve attention and cognitive (thinking) function. However, there is not enough evidence to confirm whether nicotine helps with Alzheimer’s or any ...

As the U.S. population ages, more adults are developing thinking and memory problems, called mild cognitive impairment.

In the study "AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking," published in Societies, Gerlich investigates whether AI tool usage correlates with critical ...