FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 31, 2022·5 min read‘Traveling’ Nature of Brain Waves May Help Working Memory WorkResearchers measured how brain waves travel in the prefrontal cortex during working memory tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 20, 2013·2 min read“Forrest Gump” Mice Show Too Much of a Good Thing Can be BadUsing a line of genetically modified mice, researchers discover boosting acetylcholine can disturb cognitive function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 25, 2020·2 min readA child’s brain activity reveals their memory abilityActivity in the frontoparietal network during memory tasks reflected the individual working memory capabilities of children, with an activity pattern unique to working memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 5, 2018·6 min readA Heavy Working Memory Load May Sink Brainwave ‘Synch’Researchers report synchrony of brain waves within three regions of the brain can 'break down' when visual working memory load becomes too extensive to handle.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2013·4 min readA Look Inside Children’s MindsUsing optical neuroimaging, researchers gain a better understanding of visual working memory in young children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 17, 2016·5 min readA New Glimpse Into Working MemoryA new study overturns a long held model of working memory.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2020·5 min readA Revised Map of Where Working Memory Resides in the BrainWorking memory isn't confined to one area of the brain. It requires synchronous activity of at least two brain areas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 19, 2018·5 min readADHD Drugs Do Not Improve Cognition in Healthy College StudentsResearchers report, contrary to popular belief, Adderall and other ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students. Instead, they may impair cognitive function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 1, 2018·5 min readAI Can Better Predict Why Children Struggle at SchoolResearchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that can identify clusters of learning difficulties which did not match the previous diagnosis children had been given.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2019·5 min readAI software reveals the inner workings of short-term memoryA recurrent neural network algorithm demonstrates short-term synaptic plasticity can support short term maintenance of information, providing the memory delay period is sufficiently short.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2012·4 min readAwake Mental Replay of Past Experiences Critical for LearningBlocking it stumps memory-guided decision-making in rats – NIH-funded study Awake mental replay of past experiences is essential for making...Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 23, 2018·3 min readBeing Raised in Greener Neighborhoods May Have Beneficial Effects on Brain DevelopmentEarly life exposure to greenspace may result in beneficial structural changes in the developing brain, researchers report. The study found children who grew up in areas surrounded by greenspace had better working memory and were more attentive than those who lived in more urban environments.Read More
