A new study shows that cognitive training can increase the levels of a key chemical messenger in the brain responsible for decision-making.

Playing certain brain-training games may boost production of a neurotransmitter responsible for attention and focus, ...

Cognitive shuffling is essentially distracting yourself from the chatter by "switching from deep thinking to random thinking, ...

Cognitive dissonance drives us to bend our values in politics. Learning to face it with curiosity can turn hypocrisy into ...

One tendency veteran money-managers often share is a high tolerance for cognitive dissonance. This is because without it their job would be a nightmare. Clients know that outsize returns come from ...

There are quite a few dramatic, almost folkloric, stories about Assata Shakur, the American militant and self-avowed anti-government revolutionary who escaped from prison in 1979, not long after she ...

Is your daily run fast-tracking your wrinkles? A NYC-based plastic surgeon has gone viral warning that overdoing the popular workout can speed up the aging process — from your joints all the way to ...

It’s not often that an opinion writer is at a total loss for words. I have plenty of thoughts and opinions whirling around like a twister, but they contradict and consume themselves until I can’t put ...

We’ve known for a while that exercise can help combat sleep issues and, in turn, help you function at a better capacity. But a new study, recently published in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, ...

When most people think of core exercises, they think crunches and sit-ups – possibly because the tactical professions have used them for decades. But given recent changes in military testing, the next ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Alzheimer's Association's "Walk to End Alzheimer's" returns in a few weeks at a new location in Lincoln Park. The goal is to raise money and awareness for the more than seven ...

High-intensity interval training is one of the best ways to pack a lot of exercise into a short period of time. HIIT workouts are so efficient because they alternate short bursts of very intense ...