Joshua Plotnik, director of Comparative Cognition for Conversation Lab at the City University of New York, delivered a PBS ...

The ability to shift from one type of cognitive problem-solving strategy to another when the circumstances change, called cognitive adaptability or flexibility, is an essential function for humans.

(THE CONVERSATION) – Being flexible and learning to adapt when the world changes is something you practice every day. Whether you run into a new construction site and have to reroute your commute or ...

Imagine you are on your daily commute that involves a few miles on the freeway. You see signs of traffic on the entry to the freeway, and you take a different route that still gets you to work on time ...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) declared cognitive flexibility as one of the top skills needed to excel in a 2020 workplace. But what does cognitive flexibility actually mean? And how can we best adopt ...

IQ is often hailed as a crucial driver of success, particularly in fields such as science, innovation and technology. In fact, many people have an endless fascination with the IQ scores of famous ...

Get up. Go to the kitchen. Prepare some cereal – but a look into the fridge shows: the milk bottle is empty. What now? Skip breakfast? Ask the neighbour for milk? Eat jam sandwiches? Every day, people ...

In a pioneering study involving serial entrepreneurs and managers, a multidisciplinary research team led by HEC—School of Management at the University of Liège and Liège University Hospital (CHU Liège ...

The study of nootropics in cognitive research illustrates both the promise and the complexity of brain optimization. Focus, ...

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