Adults learn skills faster but forget more easily, while children retain skills better due to the benefits of sleep, ...

A study reveals that young adults outpace children in learning new motor skills. However, they also lose these skills faster.

Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

Adults’ mature cognitive abilities likely contribute to faster learning ... Jesper Lundbye-Jensen points out that the results ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65—more than 4%—have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain ...

Contrary to popular belief, children aren't better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed, young adults seem to learn ...

Contrary to popular belief, children aren't better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed, young adults seem to learn ... the more skillful they become during the early stages of training. This ...