A research team has discovered that adolescents who are pathological liars are often struggling with deficits in executive functions, such as poor memory or impulse control issues.

Teenagers who are pathological liars also tend to struggle with executive function deficits, such as poor memory or impulse control, researchers have found. This means practitioners may be able to ...

In the first year of the COVID-19, there was a significant drop in working memory and executive function in older individuals, which is linked to known dementia risk factors including increased ...

Reading involves the skill of decoding written words into meaning. The first step, decoding, is the process of teaching children how to connect symbols with sounds. In layman’s terms, this is ...

Recent findings from research in the Department of Psychology in the College of Science at the University of Nevada, Reno found that in younger people, increased screen time on devices like ...

Physical activity supports the same brain systems targeted in clinical treatment”— Dr. Stanford Owen GULFPORT, LA, ...

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Sleep duration and quality was also assessed. To evaluate the day-to-day associations of movement with cognitive health and mental well-being, participants took daily tests to measure cognition across ...

The largest fMRI study to date finds that heavy cannabis use in young adults reduces brain activity and impairs working memory performance.

As people, we rely on our mental capabilities and cognitive skills to do things like regulate emotions and navigate our day-to-day lives. Planning and organization, completing tasks, time management, ...