Cognitive reserve is a concept that has piqued researchers' interest since the 1980s for its potential to buffer against cognitive decline due to aging or ...

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Psychology refers to this as cognitive dissonance: the mental stress we experience when two versions of reality—both of which feel true—can’t be reconciled (Festinger, 1957).

It turns out that the fundamental theory behind cognitive shuffling, though conjectural, “aligns with established principles in cognitive neuroscience and sleep psychology,” Dr. Leah Kaylor, a ...

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According to Daniel Gustavson, assistant research professor in the Institute for Behavioral Genetics, much of the research on cognitive decline starts late. “A lot of studies of older adults—too many, ...

With the term “cognitive test” now part of everyday conversation, brain health experts are welcoming the chance to explain exactly what these tests can and can’t do.

Luc P. Beaudoin, PhD, a cognitive scientist and professor at Simon Fraser University, tells WH that he first came up with the concept as an undergraduate student studying cognitive psychology in 1989.

The cognitive perspective in psychology focuses on how the interactions of thinking, emotion, creativity, and problem-solving abilities affect how and why you think the way you do.