Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

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A team of scientists has discovered how working memory is 'formatted' -- a finding that enhances our understanding of how visual memories are stored. A team of scientists has discovered how working ...

How well our memory works is determined by a complex combination of things, but we can assess it at home for free ...

We tend to take our ability to remember things like faces, phone numbers, other people's names, and events for granted until they are impaired by memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease and other ...

New research shows that the brain’s ability to detect subtle visual changes—like spotting an anomaly on a security monitor—depends on theta-frequency brain waves (3–6 Hz) that rhythmically sweep ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which is commonly referred to as autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by repetitive and restricted behavior, challenged social communication, ...

Imagine you are a security guard in one of those casino heist movies where your ability to recognize an emerging crime will ...