Which creatures truly count as cognitive? And which as conscious? From simple organisms to humans, scientists debate the ...

In the last two decades, cognitive science has made remarkable progress in unraveling the mysteries of how we learn, uncovering numerous approaches to optimize and enrich the learning experience.

An analysis of data from the Colorado Longitudinal Twin Study suggests that general cognitive ability tends to be highly ...

Learning several new things at once increases cognitive abilities in older adults, according to new research. After just 1.5 months learning multiple tasks in a new study, participants increased their ...

Many teaching practices implicitly assume that conceptual knowledge can be abstracted from the situations in which it is learned and used. This article argues that this assumption inevitably limits ...

Movement Matters edited by Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M.B. Fugate (on sale April 19, 2022 from the MIT Press) examines why today's complex problems demand a radically new way of thinking—one in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on innovation, edtech ecosystems and entrepreneurial mindset. Funding to edtech startups from venture capital firms has ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- A great deal of evidence suggests that it is more difficult to learn a new language as an adult than as a child, which has led scientists to propose that there is a "critical period" ...