Speed training your brain could help delay developing dementia by years, according to a recent National Institutes of Health ...

A simple brain-training program that sharpens how quickly older adults process visual information may have a surprisingly powerful long-term payoff. In a major 20-year study of adults 65 and older, ...

A 20-year study reveals that "speed of processing" brain training can reduce the risk of dementia by 25% in older adults.

Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training - in this case, speed of processing training, which helps people quickly find visual information on a computer ...

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 ...

Slow processing speed impacts children in a variety of ways. Slow processing speed often has a dramatic impact on school performance and the capacity to keep up with peers. It can negatively impact ...

Optical illusion puzzles test your brain's ability to recognise patterns quickly and efficiently. Solving visual illusions to find the hidden numbers can reveal your visual acuity, attention to detail ...

Professional athletic sports require elite athletes to function at the very limit of their abilities. After all, their competition consists entirely of other elite athletes trying to do just that. In ...