Over 97% of people objectively lose productivity when switching context, even when subjectively believing they are handling it well.

New research led by the University of St Andrews has shown that children perform cognitive tasks faster on their own in studies, rather than in the presence of a stranger. Cognitive control ...

Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training - in this case, speed of processing training, which helps people quickly find visual information on a computer ...

This post was co-authored with Professor John Vervaeke 1. Thinking, Fast and Slow is one of the great books written on cognition and decision making. In a clear and accessible fashion, it made popular ...

In a recent study published in the journal Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, researchers conducted a prospective population survey, functional brain imaging, and a cognitive task performance test ...