A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

Practicing yoga nidra -- a kind of mindfulness training -- might improve sleep, cognition, learning, and memory, even in novices, according to a pilot study. After a two-week intervention with a ...

Evidence from the past 20 years indicates that the use of computers in classrooms has led to declines in students' academic ...

After decades of practicing medicine, my wife, Chris became convinced that the human body has a “mind” separate and distinct from the brain, and that listening to what the “body’s mind” is constantly ...

Past studies show that SuperAgers may experience slower brain atrophy, lower brain volume loss, and reduced neuroinflammation ...

Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) explains how learning is influenced by the limited capacity of working memory. By understanding and managing different types of cognitive load, faculty can design more ...

Age can make memory feel like something that only moves in one direction. A name slips away. A route you know well turns ...

When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our learners’ cognitive load. Cognitive ...

A new study has found that a bioactive compound found in coffee beans improved learning and memory decline in aged mice. The findings open the door to developing a supplementary medicinal compound to ...