In 1979, Hounsfield won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in the development of computer-assisted ...

To solve a puzzle, players repeatedly flood the background with new colors so as to peel away the colored pieces on the screen until the remaining pieces match the color of the border.

For example, a study published in Brain and Cognition (Volume 46, 2001, pp. 95-179) showed that the elderly performed significantly poorer on the Towers of Hanoi puzzle than younger subjects. The ...

Marcel Danesi, PhD, is a professor emeritus of semiotics and anthropology at Victoria College, University of Toronto, and the author of The Total Brain Workout: 450 Puzzles to Sharpen Your Mind ...

Solving Puzzles Satisfies The Nimble Brain We've all had those satisfying "aha!" moments -- while poring over a crossword at the breakfast table, or adding up the Sudoku numbers during a long commute.

When the new book Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles arrived at the Mental Floss offices, we couldn't flip through it—and flip our brains ...

On short-term memory tests, puzzle takers had brain function equivalent to eight years younger. The cross-sectional data analysis evaluated testing on about 19,000 people.

Brain teasers are mental workouts disguised as fun. These clever challenges come in countless forms, from logical puzzles that tickle your mind to wordplay that bends your brain. Whether you're a ...

Biological puzzles abound in an up-close look at a human brain. Never-before-seen details may eventually lead to a better understanding of how the brain works.