“Use it or lose it” is the received wisdom when it comes to cognitive ability. But is there any truth in this old saw? Our latest study suggests that it depends how much “it” you have to start with.

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Every generation is defined, at least in part, by the significant cultural and economic events experienced during their early lives. Today’s young people, Generation Z, are still navigating the ...

In Part 3 of our neuroscience expert series with social media science communicator Ben Rein, I sat down with him to discuss brain hacks and ways we can improve our brain health. Rein, a neuroscientist ...

In summary, word problems that can be solved by the same arithmetic operation but belong to different problem types have varying difficulty. Here I have reviewed two kinds of problems that are ...

Like most engineers, I find myself drawn to complex puzzles. And the more complicated the problem, the more intrigued I am to solve it. This love for problem-solving was nurtured at a very young age.

Solving word problems is a key component of math curriculum in primary schools. One must have acquired basic language skills to make sense of word problems. So why do children still find certain word ...