Formal education trains people to be efficient, learning routines so that the tasks become hardwired. For example, once people learn to read, they automatically attempt to read when faced with text.

What is better for a healthy brain, drawing on paper or with an E INK E-Note or typing? A new study out of Norway suggests that handwriting and drawing engages the brain far more than typing on a ...

Using two newly developed types of reasoning tests, a team of researchers at UCL and UCLH has identified key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem-solving. The results will ...