I was reading a book when I came across the word ‘sniggered’. I picked up my phone to check its meaning. I ignored a few ...

Given the complexity of the process, it’s astonishing any human has ever mastered the ability to read. Although written language is ancient — we’ve been at it for roughly 5,000 years — it’s not an ...

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is ...

As an avid reader – and an author, too – I’m disheartened by frequent reports of a decline in reading for pleasure among young people. So when a friend recently asked me whether her daughter was ...

There's nothing wrong with reading more books or swapping your nightly Netflix show for a crossword puzzle to keep your mind ...

Researchers measured acetylcholine production in participants' brains at the beginning and end of the 10-week trial.

Glasses, helmets, what have you—the next wave of wearable devices are targeting the brain. Whether you find it tempting or terrifying, the real question: Is this technology even real?