Our minds like shortcuts, also known as cognitive biases. Unless we take steps to counteract them, they can skew decision-making. Can you recognize common distortions? Take this test to find out.

A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for recognition memory. The findings could help provide better understanding of ...

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Cognitive and computational psychology is an interdisciplinary field that bridges traditional investigations of human thought with contemporary computational methods. By integrating empirical research ...

The Cognitive Psychology PhD program offers an exceptional, research-intensive training environment for students interested in understanding how the mind works. The program faculty are nationally and ...

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The scientific study of both internal mental processes and observable behavior is known as psychology. It explains activities ...

When Glushko earned his doctoral degree from UC San Diego in 1979, his thesis committee included David Rumelhart, Donald Norman, Jay McClelland and Jeff Elman, four of the world’s foremost cognitive ...

Your brain's capacity to strengthen and adapt doesn't decline the way we were taught, but how you use it matters enormously.

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...