A neurologist has sparked widespread fascination online after sharing a simple 30-second test that can offer clues about what ...

Critical flicker fusion (CFF), a measure of visual processing speed, predicts executive function in younger and older adults and may be helpful in predicting decline in executive function, say ...

The human brain’s processing speed remains high until the age of 60, according to a new study that challenges previous assumptions that mental speed peaks at 20. As humans age, it takes people longer ...

When an animal takes notice of an approaching figure, it needs to determine what it is, and quickly. In nature, competition and survival dictate that it’s better to think fast—that is, for the brain ...

The brain's processing speed is linked to other skills such as reasoning and memory Genetic differences could explain why some people are quicker thinkers in middle age and later life, a study of data ...

Optical illusions are designed to exploit your brain's natural shortcuts and assumptions when processing visual information.

People become confused more easily as they age because they succumb to distractions and not due to their brains slowing down, a new study shows. Brain training games boost IQ, study shows Top ...

“How much information can the brain process?” is a question that has fascinated neuroscientists, computer scientists and philosophers for decades. The brain is an extraordinarily complex organ, ...