Music training seems to boost reading skills in young children by enhancing their ability to recognise and manipulate the sounds that make up words. Learning to play an instrument has long been linked ...

“Learning a new language is like working out your brain,” said Jennifer Wittmeyer, a cognitive neuroscientist at ...

When you feel rewarded by someone else’s happiness, your brain starts treating them like a favorite. That’s the surprising takeaway from new research by psychologists at the USC Dornsife College of ...

A new study on mice reveals how a specific brain circuit helps them learn when a perceived threat is not a real danger, adjusting their defensive reactions over time. The research identifies the ...

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?