Cognitive Science

Researchers have developed a brain-computer interface that can translate silent thoughts into text. Addressing privacy concerns, the system is controlled by a mental password—a secret phrase the user thinks to activate or deactivate the thought-decoding function on command.

Scientists have developed a chemogenetic tool that boosts mitochondrial activity in the brain, reversing memory loss in mouse models of dementia. The findings suggest that impaired energy production in brain cells may directly contribute to cognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases.

How does caffeine influence human behavior when tasks seem impossible? A new study suggests it may help people persist during stressful situations. The research bridges animal models of coping with human motivation and performance.

Calling your political opponents "stupid" is as old as politics itself. But what happens when scientists actually test this idea? A decade of research dives into the contentious link between IQ and ideology.

Seniors who regularly consume caffeine may be less prone to cognitive decline, according to a new study. The findings reveal a dose-dependent relationship, with higher caffeine intake linked to significantly lower odds of poor cognitive performance.

A new study suggests that blinking patterns can synchronize with the acoustic features of music, and this entrainment may influence attention afterward. Researchers found that different types of music affected how older adults prepared for and responded to cognitive tasks.

Why do some people fall for fake health advice while others see right through it? A new study offers clues, revealing how analytical thinking and political leanings shape our ability to separate fact from fiction in the digital age.

Researchers followed twins for three decades to explore how early life shapes cognitive ability. They found that intelligence stabilizes after age 3, with genetics and shared environments in early childhood predicting adult cognitive outcomes more than infant behavior does.

Challenging the belief that our mental number line is learned, a new study provides evidence for a biological origin. Researchers found that light-induced brain lateralization before hatching is necessary for chicks to instinctively count from left to right.

A new study using twin data indicates that accelerated biological aging predicts cognitive decline from childhood to midlife—especially for those raised in lower-income households. The research sheds light on how early disadvantage may shape brain health decades later.

People who struggle to distinguish pseudo-profound nonsense from genuine insight often believe they are better than others at doing so, according to new research in Thinking & Reasoning. Personality traits like narcissism also play a role.

New research introduces a novel brain-mapping tool showing that even basic auditory rhythms can reorganize the brain’s activity. The findings highlight how external sounds influence not just the auditory cortex but the brain’s overall coordination across time and space.

Scientists in France have documented the case of a teenager with extraordinary autobiographical memory. She can vividly reexperience past events and imagine future ones in detail, highlighting a rare form of mental time travel and emotional memory organization.

Researchers found that a personalized neurostimulation system using artificial intelligence boosted attention performance in participants with lower baseline scores. The results support the feasibility of individualized, home-based cognitive enhancement tools.

Researchers have found that listening to music after learning can influence memory in unexpected ways. Emotional arousal triggered by the music may enhance either general or detailed recall—but not both—depending on the strength of the listener’s emotional response.