Whether it's their reliance on technology or a decline in critical thinking skills, here are 11 reasons Gen Z is less intelligent than any previous generation, according to research.

Researchers find that human attention shifts 7–10 times per second due to innate brain rhythms, making us naturally susceptible to distractions.

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in ...

Many people’s brains deteriorate as they age, becoming riddled with malfunctioning proteins that result in cell death and the ...

Columnist Dagmar Munn once kept busy with multitasking, but living with ALS has taught her the value of slowing down.

A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala-the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in emotion, learning, and decision making-is simply the brain's primitive "fear ...

Some people don’t struggle with productivity. They just need more transition time for their brain and nervous system to reset between roles, tasks and states.

Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify birds and may even protect against age-related cognitive decline ...

It recounts what happened on March 21, 2007, when Grigsby was working as an independent contractor for Blackwater in the ...

Digital habits also influence emotional well-being. Constant information exposure increases mental noise. The brain remains in a state of alertness rather than reflection. This condition reduces ...

In the hunt to ward off dementia, research out of the UK this week looked to assess whether existing drugs could be repurposed to fight the memory-robbing illness.