An unlikely risk factor dating back to your teens may predict your odds of developing dementia later in life, a new study from researchers in Sweden has suggested.

Introduction: Why Do 'Discussions Fail to Connect'?When opinions clash in a meeting, it often looks like an emotional ...

Could the way we think in our 20s offer clues about our risk of dementia decades later? Large population studies suggest that ...

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Higher childhood inductive reasoning at the age of 13 years was independently associated with a lower risk for dementia over more than six decades of follow-up. The association persisted even after ...

When the British entomologist John Sudd emigrated to Nigeria in the 1950s to conduct research at University College, Ibadan, he found plenty to study in his own abode. Like most dwellings in the ...

A recent study provides evidence that the human ability to reason logically operates independently of the brain’s language processing systems. By examining brain activity in healthy adults and testing ...

The idea that artificial intelligence can “reason” is more intuitive than ever. But intuitions can be wrong, and the science is far from settled. I’ll just say it: What the hell is going on with AI ...

Most organizations recognize the importance of having employees who do more than take instructions or apply rules. Critical thinkers ask questions and challenge assumptions, behaviors known to be ...

I have been a longtime fan of inductive learning. It’s basically a matter of guiding students to identify patterns and explain the reasoning behind those patterns. The kids function as detectives. It ...

Every first-year organic chemistry student learns early on about the inductive effect, which describes how certain atoms’ electronegativity can affect other atoms in the same molecule. This subtle ...