There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make ...

Welcome back! For Day 4 of the challenge, let’s do a short and fun activity based around a concept called cognitive reserve.

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Not everyone is able to think quickly, but here are 11 obvious signs your mind works faster than the average person.

A challenging optical illusion featuring an egg tray claims only 5% of people can correctly count all 30 eggs. This test ...

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The brain constantly blends split-second reactions with slower, more thoughtful processing, and new research shows how it ...

For years, the “gold standard” for measuring biological age — which is how fast you’re aging, regardless of what your birthday cake says — has been DNA methylation clocks. These tests are accurate.

SB737 tackles a brain-breaking Minecraft challenge designed to push logic to the limit. Putin derides European leaders as he insists Russia's war goals in Ukraine will be met by force or diplomacy ...

Lynne Peeples is a science journalist in Seattle, Washington. Near the end of his first series of chess matches against IBM’s Deep Blue computer in 1996, the Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov ...

Merely imagining a positive encounter with someone can not only make you like them better but can also change how information about that person is stored in your brain, according to new research ...

Summary: Vividly imagining a positive interaction with someone can increase how much you like them — and even alter how your brain stores information about that person. During imagined encounters, ...