Our M.A. is a flexible program of study that provides training in linguistics and/or cognitive science. Students may propose a customized program of advanced study that combines elements from either ...

A new cognitive science major within Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences was approved earlier this year. Now, the major, coordinated by director Prof. Shaun Nichols, cognitive science, and program ...

Research in cognitive science suggests that colour quietly shapes how we learn, remember, and focus. Studies show coloured ...

When people reach for the same object, walk through a narrow doorway, forage for food, or work together on a shared task, they continuously negotiate—often without noticing—how much to cooperate or ...

Ask yourself these questions if you want to truly test your intelligence—science says they're better than IQ tests.

As the Neuroscience Institute director, David Badre will lead interdisciplinary teams of neuroscientists, psychologists, data scientists, computer scientists and engineers who are driving the next ...

Just as pathogens can infect bodies, spread to other bodies and make us sick, bad ideas can infect our minds, spread to other minds and disrupt our thinking. Minds can fall prey to infectious and ...

Results from the Warfighter Brain Fitness Study, which was published in the journal Military Medicine, show that the ...

Scientists have confirmed a neurobiochemical link between dopamine and cognitive flexibility. PET imaging shows that the brain increases dopamine production when completing cognitively demanding tasks ...

"Cognitive science called to me because it took every academic interest and showed me a real-life application," said one UB student. "It's a means of not just studying people, but making a difference ...