Unorthodox biologist Michael Levin says cognition lies on a spectrum and that what humans perceive as consciousness could ...

Hobbies make you feel good. They help you relax and unwind from your day, with the added benefit of lowering your stress levels and blood pressure. Hobbies can help ease existing depression symptoms ...

The optical illusion challenges readers to identify which of the bags contains money within five seconds, testing logical ...

Dementia risk has been linked to air pollution exposure — particularly PM2.5 exposure — through a growing body of medical research.

Test your IQ and observation skills with this brain teaser! Can you identify the real dog owner in just 5 seconds? Only the ...

A narrative review highlights dance's unique role in stress regulation, enhancing mental well-being through social ...

One of the classic hallmarks of intelligence is curiosity. People who appear laid-back but frequently ask thought-provoking ...

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL.

Why can't we remember when we were babies? Scientists who scanned infants' brains found that they do make memories. The ...

For years, it’s been widely believed that cognitive skills decline as early as our 30s. However, a new study published in ...

A new study has identified brain regions crucial for remembering words and how they are affected in people with temporal lobe ...

The world is ageing quickly. People older than 64 years already outnumber children younger than five, and this asymmetry will continue to widen. As life expectancy increases and fertility rates ...