Critical flicker fusion (CFF), a measure of visual processing speed, predicts executive function in younger and older adults and may be helpful in predicting decline in executive function, say ...

Physical activity of any kind appears to increase a person’s cognitive processing speed, according to a new study. While it is generally accepted that moderate-to-vigorous exercise benefits brain ...

What’s your processing speed? How quickly the brain deciphers and responds to information is broadly known as processing speed. Processing speed isn’t synonymous with intelligence, but it can make it ...

TL;DR: Researchers found that the human brain processes thoughts at a surprisingly slow rate of 10 bits per second. The human brain is truly and incredible piece of wetware that even the smartest of ...

Optical illusions are designed to exploit your brain's natural shortcuts and assumptions when processing visual information.