Getting your heart pumping through even a short burst of physical activity can give your brain a real boost, according to new ...

Puppies’ performance in cognitive tests at 3 to 7 months old can give a strong indication of their personalities and ...

"Sir, this was the highest mark ever!!! You were the first one in history to correctly identify a giraffe and draw a clock!!" ...

A large longitudinal study found that older adults with high levels of autistic traits experience no greater decline in ...

A yearlong study of older adults with cognitive decline in Japan found that drinking matcha green tea improved participants’ ...

Dementia — the progressive decline in cognitive abilities, impacting memory, language and reasoning — affects more than 6 million Americans and accounts for over 100,000 deaths each year.

Screening for cognitive impairment and referring people for outpatient cognitive evaluation in the emergency department is ...

Puppies with a good grasp of basic gestures, self-confidence and impulse control grow into well-behaved adults, a new study suggests.

Alzheimer’s disease is commonly thought of as an older person’s illness. But new research from Columbia University and the ...

A new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Butler Aging Center suggests that risk ...

Signs of potential dementia are linked to changes in brain function as early as a person’s 20s and 30s. Risk factors for ...