What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term that describes the discomfort you feel when your beliefs don’t line up with your actions. Or it could refer to the tension of holding two conflicting ...

Thinking about other people's emotions vs. actually feeling them Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS Cognitive empathy is about understanding what someone else is feeling. Emotional empathy means ...

I have been researching the psychology of conspiracy beliefs for seven years now and people often ask me why people believe in them. This is not a simple question. There are many reasons people might ...

With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products on offer now, it’s increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks to chatbots, agents and other tools. As we chart this new technological ...

Socrates wasn’t the greatest fan of the written word. Famous for leaving no texts to posterity, the great philosopher is said to have believed that a reliance on writing destroys the memory and ...

You’ve forgotten a few appointments lately and you find yourself losing track of conversations. Close friends or family may have also noticed some changes in your memory or thinking. Becoming more ...