A Spanish birth cohort study finds that cord blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acids ALA and DHA are linked to distinct, ...

Adolescence marks a pivotal phase in which cognitive capacities such as working memory, inhibitory control and decision-making refine towards adult levels. Underlying these advances are dynamic ...

A long-term assessment of physical habits from childhood to adolescence suggests that higher amounts of screen time and lower amounts of unsupervised physical activity are associated with better ...

Cognitive-aerobic exercise improves working memory more than aerobic exercise alone in children and adolescents with ADHD, according to a new study 1 published in Frontiers in Psychology. Previous ...

Why do some students become ever better at mathematics, while others plateau? Many people may think that mathematics is ...

New research suggests that adolescents who begin using cannabis may experience a slowing in their cognitive development compared to peers who do not use the drug. The findings, published in ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

During my dissertation research on combat veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTS), I realized that when discussing traumatic events that lead to PTS, the victim often has a hard time describing the ...

You know that feeling when you walk into a room and immediately forget why you came in? Maybe you were there to fetch your keys. On your way to the room, you were thinking about grabbing your keys.