Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research shows that crossword puzzles are effective in improving memory. (Getty Images) (artisteer via Getty Images) There is no ...

Some people solve the New York Times crossword or sit down to a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle as a fun and relaxing way to spend an evening. Others use expert puzzle strategies to strategize their way ...

The world often breaks down into numbers and regular patterns that form predictable cycles. And the sooner children can inherently grasp these patterns, the more confident and comfortable they will be ...

A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how ...

Merriam-Webster has big plans for the Dark Souls of Wordle As a kid, I was absolutely enamored of those books of "brain teasers" that had to be solved by drawing tables and… Advertisement ...

One of the biggest hits of the Nintendo DS handheld gaming system is Brain Age, a game that purports to keep your brain in shape by putting you through a series of mental tests—math problems, drawing ...

There is no reality check like telling someone the same story twice and not realizing it until they stop you midway. When that’s followed by misplacing your keys for the second time in a week or ...