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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·October 20, 2025·7 min read

Theta Brain Waves Act Like Radar to Boost Visual Working Memory

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 across the cortex. These traveling waves act like a radar, scanning different parts of the visual field and influencing when and where attention peaks.

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·February 25, 2025·6 min read

Brain’s Working Memory Limits Tied to Learning, Not Just Capacity

A new study reveals that working memory limitations stem from learning challenges rather than storage capacity. Using a computer model of the basal ganglia and thalamus, researchers showed that holding too much information at once confuses the brain, impairing its ability to learn and use stored data effectively.

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·January 28, 2025·6 min read

Cannabis Use Reduces Brain Activity in Key Memory Regions

A study of over 1,000 young adults reveals that both recent and heavy lifetime cannabis use reduce brain activity in regions critical for working memory, including the prefrontal cortex and anterior insula. This reduced activity correlates with poorer performance on memory tasks like following instructions or solving problems.

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·November 18, 2024·4 min read

Repurposed Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Improve Memory

Fampridine, used for improving walking in multiple sclerosis, may also enhance working memory in individuals with schizophrenia or depression. A study found that the drug significantly improved working memory in participants with initially poor performance, but had no effect on those with strong baseline memory.

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·June 4, 2024·4 min read

Underutilized Visual Memory: We Recall Less Than We Can

People often underuse their visual working memory (VWM), typically remembering fewer items than their capacity allows. Participants in the study usually chose to recall just one item at a time, despite being able to remember 3-4 items.

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·April 25, 2024·5 min read

Recency and Central Tendency Biases Connected In Working Memory

Recency bias in working memory is intrinsically linked to central tendency bias, providing a unified explanation for these widespread cognitive phenomena. The study utilized a novel network model to simulate how these biases could arise from the same neural mechanisms.

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·April 22, 2024·4 min read

Pupil Dilation Linked to Working Memory Capacity

Researchers discovered that pupil dilation can indicate levels of working memory. In a study, researchers observed that individuals whose pupils dilated more while performing memory tasks tended to have better working memory.

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·October 18, 2023·6 min read

How Working Memory Powers English Learning Writers

Researchers delved into the intricate cognitive processes underpinning how English learners write in their second language. By testing almost 500 elementary-age students, they found that working memory capacity played a pivotal role in these young writers’ English abilities.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 15, 2023·7 min read

Spatial Computing Enables Flexible Working Memory

The brain creates specific and distinct spaces within the cortex for each general rule of working memory and controls these spaces with brain rhythms, researchers report.

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·December 16, 2022·8 min read

Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients

Researchers identified two FDA-approved drugs that can mitigate or even eliminate the brain fog associated with COVID-19 infection.

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·November 28, 2022·4 min read

How Working Memory Provides a Link Between Perception and Anticipated Action

Working memory stores different types of information in flexible codes which provide optimal outcomes for all possible courses of action.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 22, 2022·5 min read

Low to Moderate Stress Is Good for You

Low-to-moderate stress may be beneficial for your brain function, especially when it comes to working memory. However, when stress levels rise above moderate levels, they can become toxic.

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working memory

Theta Brain Waves Act Like Radar to Boost Visual Working Memory

Brain’s Working Memory Limits Tied to Learning, Not Just Capacity

Cannabis Use Reduces Brain Activity in Key Memory Regions

Repurposed Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Improve Memory

Underutilized Visual Memory: We Recall Less Than We Can

Recency and Central Tendency Biases Connected In Working Memory

Pupil Dilation Linked to Working Memory Capacity

How Working Memory Powers English Learning Writers

Spatial Computing Enables Flexible Working Memory

Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients

How Working Memory Provides a Link Between Perception and Anticipated Action

Low to Moderate Stress Is Good for You

Warmth and Hugging Strengthen the Feeling of Being You

Microplastics Accelerate Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Damage

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