Mr. Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of “Deep Work.” Today we take for granted that diet and exercise are vitally important for our health and ...

Markets thrive on contradictions. Every buyer needs a seller—and each thinks they are making a good trade despite the likelihood that the other is at least as well-informed as they are. Investors know ...

Cognitive tests are gaining attention for their role in the early detection of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Dementia is a growing concern as it kills more older Americans than breast and ...

Background: Stroke often triggers poststroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) within 6 months, impairing memory, attention, and executive function while exacerbating physical disabilities and mortality.

A recent New Yorker article, “Is Cognitive Dissonance Actually a Thing?”, strongly implies that the answer to that question is “No.” The article arrived at this answer by considering a 1956 ...

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed that a recent comment about President Bola Tinubu by chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, suggests he is suffering ...