FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 13, 2015·4 min readLearning New Information is Easier When it is Composed of Familiar ElementsAccording to a new study, familiarity plays a crucial role in memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 27, 2015·4 min readWorking Memory, Intelligence and the Neural Efficiency HypothesisResearchers find evidence of the neural efficiency effect in a group of people with above average intelligence when completing working memory tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 8, 2015·4 min readBrain Areas Responsible for Working Memory are Changing All the TimeAccording to a new study, our understanding of how a key part of our brain works could well be wrong.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 13, 2015·3 min readHippocampus Shape Affects How Well Individuals Perform in Memory TestsA new study reports people with a broader hippocampus tend to perform better on certain memory tests.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 28, 2015·3 min readPersistent Memory Impairment Following Concussion More Prominent in WomenAccording to a new study, women have more persistent memory problems following a MTBI than men.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 15, 2015·5 min readComplex Cognition Shaped the Stone Age Hand AxeAccording to a new study, higher executive function was required to create a Lower Paleolithic hand axe.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 10, 2015·4 min readResearcher Explores Complex Relationship Between Color Perception and MemoryA new study explores the relationship between working memory and how people perceive colors.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 3, 2014·4 min readBrain Activity after Smokers Quit Predicts Chances of RelapsingWorking memory system disruptions can cause smokers who quit to relapse within days, a neuroimaging study finds.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 7, 2014·4 min readWorking Memory Hinders Learning in SchizophreniaResearchers pinpoint working memory as a potential source of learning difficulties some people with schizophrenia experience.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 27, 2014·2 min readResearchers Publish First Study of Brain Activation in MS Using fNIRSResearchers release findings after using fNIRS to examine brain activation during a working memory task.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 5, 2014·3 min readResearchers Use Rhythmic Brain Activity to Track Memories in ProgressResearchers use EEG to capture electrical oscillations as a remembered object is encoded and held in memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2014·2 min readCrows’ Memories are Made of ThisNCL neurons allow crows to remember things in the short term, a new study reports.Read More
