MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - A new study by researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has found that when they test motor skills, hearing, vision, and smell in people in their midlife, they ...

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's assessment of three things: the player's symptoms, physical balance and ...

Neuropsychological assessment, or cognitive testing, is the gold standard tool for measuring cognitive functions (or the “software” of the brain) such as memory, language, attention, visuospatial ...

Dementia is expected to proliferate along with the super elderly. So health practitioners are focused on screening for it.

Higher cognitive ability in adults typically predicts accurate gut instincts, but this mental shortcut takes time to develop.

Women consistently lean toward literacy as their strongest cognitive skill, while men tilt toward numeracy, and those ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician’s assessment of three things: the player’s symptoms, physical balance and ...