New research suggests that a person’s overall physical and mental abilities, known as intrinsic capacity, may help predict ...

Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology dedicated to studying how people think. The cognitive perspective in psychology focuses on how the interactions of thinking, emotion, creativity, and ...

New research links artificial sweetener use to a faster rate of cognitive decline. Scientists found that the more artificial sweetener people use, the faster the rate of decline. Experts say that more ...

What would one give to have one, two, or three more good years with someone you love? The kind of years when they still remember your name. Where they can live independently, tell the same old stories ...

Engaging in everyday physical activity has immediate benefits for brain health. Middle-aged people who participated in everyday movement showed improvement in cognitive processing speed equivalent to ...

Within the next 10 years, it's projected that up to 50% of United States adults will be affected by obesity, which is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. Investigators at Michigan ...

An international working group of canine cognition experts has released a set of guidelines for veterinarians to use in diagnosing and monitoring canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CCDS), or ...

Ultra-processed foods could be increasing our risk of cognitive problems and strokes, a study has found, adding to the growing body of evidence that what we eat can affect our brain function. In the U ...