Drexel's PhD in Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences (ACBS) is a non-clinical, research-intensive program designed for students passionate about experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience. The ...

Analogical reasoning is the cognitive process by which individuals discern correspondences between disparate domains, identifying shared relational structures to support learning, problem solving and ...

What we refer to as the contemporary education literature is a body of interlocking work focused on students’ struggles to understand physical mechanics. Systematic errors (‘misconceptions’) such as ...

Part 1 of a series. Co-authored with Faye Cormick. Discussing cognitive diversity demands an understanding of social neuroscience, according to research by Matthew Lieberman at UCLA. His work is ...

A new study reveals that perceived loneliness accelerates cognitive decline and shortens lifespan, while isolation does not.