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Guides, tips, and scientific insights to help you understand and improve your cognitive abilities.

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Chimp Test: Can You Beat a Chimpanzee at Memory?

Take the Chimp Test to challenge your working memory against chimpanzees. Learn about Ayumu, the cognitive tradeoff hypothesis, and why chimps outperform humans at this task.

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Face Recognition Test: Are You a Super Recognizer or Face Blind?

Take our free face recognition test to discover your facial memory ability. Learn about prosopagnosia, super-recognizers, the Cambridge Face Memory Test, and how your face recognition skills compare.

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Animal Reaction Times vs Humans: Who's the Fastest?

How does human reaction time compare to animals? From flies to cheetahs, discover which creatures have the fastest reflexes and what we can learn from them.

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Average Reaction Time: By Age, Gender & How You Compare

What is the average reaction time for humans? Explore reaction time data by age, gender, and activity level. Compare your score and see where you rank.

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Can You Train Reaction Time? Science, Exercises & Online Test

Can you really train your reaction time? See what science says, learn practical exercises for gamers, drivers and athletes, and use our free Reaction Time Test to track your progress.

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Typing Speed Test: What's a Good WPM & How to Improve

Take our free typing speed test to measure your WPM. Learn what counts as a good typing speed in 2025, see benchmarks by profession, and discover proven tips to type faster.

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WPM Calculator: What It Is, How It Works & Why It Matters

Learn what WPM (words per minute) means, how typing speed is calculated, what counts as good WPM, and how to improve. Free WPM calculator included.