We all know the feeling of having an “Aha!” moment—when your thoughts and ideas seem to flow without friction or viscosity and come together in a millisecond of perfect harmony. Having an epiphany is ...

A team led by UCL and UCLH researchers have mapped the parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience – otherwise known as fluid intelligence. Fluid ...

Faced with her own forgetfulness, former NPR correspondent and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty tried to do something about it. She's written about her efforts in her book on midlife, called Life ...

For about 60 years I have been fascinated with psychology. I believe that the brains of all humans make us special and dominant on Earth. I believe God gave us these brains to eventually, over many ...

A team led by UCL and UCLH researchers have mapped the parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience – otherwise known as fluid intelligence. Fluid ...

It has been said that “the eyes are the window to the soul,” but new research suggests that they may be a window to the brain as well. We first uncovered this surprising relationship while studying ...

Especially if you consider which type of “smart” you focus on. While intelligence can be described in a number of ways, let’s focus on two. The first, crystallized intelligence, is accumulated ...