Our brain doesn't passively receive visual input—it actively orchestrates a symphony of neural oscillations to process the ...

In her new book, “On Muscle,” Bonnie Tsui investigates the other stuff our thews remember—like how to grow when you exercise.

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, ...

A new study shows that the brain's visual system adapts to your goals, reshaping perception based on what you're trying to do ...

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, ...

A team of researchers from the Institute for Basic Science, Yonsei University, and the Max Planck Institute have developed a ...

A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to remember multiple things.

A new study reveals how the brain allocates limited working memory by giving priority items more precise representation.

A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and ...

A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to ...

"It makes sense that any substance – like sugar – that impacts and overwhelms that reward system can have lasting impacts on cognitive and working memory," Scioli, who was not involved in the ...

To assess the effects on cognition, memory and executive function ... designed to reliably measure how well the brain is working. The improvements were small to moderate. On average, exercise ...