Study explores how the brain utilizes learning by inference by generating cognitive maps.
Zebra finches have stable personality traits and some of the traits enabled the birds to come up with innovative solutions to complex foraging tasks, a new study reports.
Pure free exploration may not be the most efficient route to solving a complex problem or learning, a new study reports.
Researchers have identified a neural mechanism that supports advanced cognitive functions such as planning and problem-solving. The mechanism distributes information from a single neuron to larger neural populations in the prefrontal cortex.
In terms of general intelligence, rocket scientists and brain surgeons are no smarter than the general population, researchers report.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be used to modulate brain rhythms and cognitive behaviors related to "giving up" during problem-solving tasks.
The cognitive map allows people to compute on the fly with limited information to solve abstract problems.
Knowing when your train of thought is off track is central to finding the correct answer while problem-solving.
Study provides a new framework for investigating and formalizing the cognitive processes behind how humans use tools.
Neuroimaging study sheds light on what drove the evolutionary development of human creativity.
200mg of caffeine, the equivalent of a strong cup of coffee, helps boost problem solving skills, but has no effect on creative thinking.
Researchers have developed a new intervention program that promotes the learning of math to school-aged children. More than half the children who entered the ACE-ArithmEcole program were better able to solve complex math problems, compared to 29% who were not exposed to the new method.
