In the ever-evolving landscape of education, it is important to understand how students think and learn so as to be able to teach effectively. Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist, profoundly impacted ...

A longitudinal study in the Netherlands found that infants who displayed greater curiosity at 8 months of age tended to have ...

Children who grow up in stressful environments often have elevated levels of "the stress hormone” cortisol, which can impair cognitive development. New research shows that some children growing up ...

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development has been a central framework for understanding how children grow and learn. His model describes development through four sequential stages: sensorimotor, ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

Psychology graduate students with interests in Cognition or Cognitive Development engage in doctoral training that promotes expertise in the theories, current knowledge, and research paradigms in ...

A new study, published in the journal Nutrients, investigates factors associated with cognitive performance in older adults. In agreement with previous research, it finds that age, body mass index ...

Citing a growing body of research, doctors and psychologists say prolonged exposure to toxic air is linked to higher rates of ...