Everyday physical activities, from light chores to intense exercise, provide immediate cognitive benefits for middle-aged ...

Adults learn skills faster but forget more easily, while children retain skills better due to the benefits of sleep, ...

New research published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement has found that older adults who regularly participated in mentally challenging activities, such as reading or puzzles, maintained higher ...

A new study suggests that weekend bouts of exercise may be just as good for you as working out during ... which helps us with ...

Physical activity is known for its long-term benefits for brain health, including reducing the risk of cognitive decline and ...

A study reveals that young adults outpace children in learning new motor skills. However, they also lose these skills faster.

Contrary to popular belief, children aren't better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed, young adults seem to learn ...

When people talk about "muscle memory," they usually mean a particular physical skill or ability that comes relatively easily ...

older children and adults typically sleep less and have more "competing" activities throughout the day. Memory-consolidation processes in the nervous system continue for hours after the training ends.

Chuck Savage / Getty Images Maybe you remember being excited to receive holiday catalogs (such as the Sears "Wish Book" or ...