Parents face an increasingly difficult decision: embrace technology in children’s education or protect their developing brains. New research from cognitive neuroscientists provides a clear answer. The ...

The first years of our lives are critical when it comes to brain development and cognition. But reading books and learning times tables can only go so far when driving this cognitive development. Our ...

At what age does an adolescent start thinking as an adult? A new study published this week in Nature Communications presents some of the first definitive evidence that executive function—a set of ...

The average number of children per family in the United States has fallen dramatically, from seven in 1800 to fewer than two in 2018. That’s good news for kids’ cognitive development, suggests a ...

Fluoride has long been the subject of conspiracy theories. In the 1950s, some believed its presence in US tap water was a communist plot to undermine America (famously satirised in the film Dr.

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving 6,554 adolescents aged 9–13 found that those who spent more time on social ...

A growing body of research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the development of key cognitive skills that help ...

Crucially, these maternal improvements were accompanied by developmental benefits in infants ...

Understanding Cognitive Growth in Children Parents often wish for their children to be clever, intelligent, and successful.