Imagine you are a security guard in one of those casino heist movies where your ability to recognize an emerging crime will depend on whether you notice a subtle change on one of the many security ...

A team of researchers has demonstrated that the key to understanding working memory relies not only on what one is storing in memory, but also why. This is the 'working' part of working memory, which ...

A new study led by scientists at the Perception Dynamics Institute and the University of California San Diego demonstrates ...

Working memory is a form of memory that allows a person to temporarily hold a limited amount of information at the ready for immediate mental use. It is considered essential for learning, ...

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, ...

If your visual voicemail is not working on your iPhone or Android, there are a number of easy troubleshooting steps you can try. Make sure your voicemail service is online by dialing it manually. You ...

Your working memory plays a crucial role in how you process information and carry out daily tasks. If you often find yourself struggling to remember tasks or keeping track of conversations, it might ...

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Robert Jacobs receives funding from the National Science Foundation. When asked the other day about a bakery near my home, I responded that I’d recently eaten its mouth-watering chocolate chip cookies ...