New research from UC Santa Barbara shows that mind-wandering — those moments where our attention drifts away from a task at ...

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...

Years of education may pay off long after graduation. A new study shows that the more educated you are, the more active your mind is likely to be in old age. The study showed that depending on their ...

In recent decades, a convergence of cognitive psychology and educational research has provided compelling evidence for the adoption of evidence-based learning strategies aimed at enhancing memory ...

Scientists have understood for several years how connecting learning to specific odor cues can enhance memorization if the same smells are then presented during certain sleep phases. An impressive new ...

Has this ever happened to you? You’re having dinner with your family or friends. Suddenly, your beverage gets knocked over, and it spills all over the table, making a mess. Think back to that moment.

Education appears to protect older adults, especially women, against memory loss, according to a new study. Education appears to protect older adults, especially women, against memory loss, according ...

Education appears to protect older adults, especially women, against memory loss, according to a study by investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center, published in the journal Aging, ...

Education protects memory even in people over 90 An association between higher education and better brain health can still be seen in people over 90, according to a new study. In contrast, midlife ...