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·December 3, 2014·4 min read

Brain Activity after Smokers Quit Predicts Chances of Relapsing

Working memory system disruptions can cause smokers who quit to relapse within days, a neuroimaging study finds.

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Featured Psychology

·October 7, 2014·4 min read

Working Memory Hinders Learning in Schizophrenia

Researchers pinpoint working memory as a potential source of learning difficulties some people with schizophrenia experience.

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Featured Neurology

·August 27, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Publish First Study of Brain Activation in MS Using fNIRS

Researchers release findings after using fNIRS to examine brain activation during a working memory task.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 5, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Use Rhythmic Brain Activity to Track Memories in Progress

Researchers use EEG to capture electrical oscillations as a remembered object is encoded and held in memory.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 4, 2014·2 min read

Crows’ Memories are Made of This

NCL neurons allow crows to remember things in the short term, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 24, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Find Neural Signature for Mistake Correction

Researchers capture a brain signal underlying memory transfer.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 19, 2014·5 min read

Study Reveals Workings of Working Memory

The brain uses similar circuits involved in planning motion when selecting tasks from working memory, new research reports.

Featured Psychology

·February 4, 2014·3 min read

Brain Scans Show We Take Risks Because We Can’t Stop Ourselves

Engaging in risky behavior occurs because a person's self control system is not active enough, a new study reports.

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Featured Neurology

·October 16, 2013·3 min read

Veterans With Gulf War Illness Show Brain Changes Linked to Memory Deficits

Researchers find definitive brain alterations in veterans with GWI, caused as the result of exposure to neurotoxic chemicals during the first Gulf War. The study confirms working memory is affected in those with GWI.

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Featured Psychology

·July 15, 2013·3 min read

Foraging for Thought: New Insights into Our Working Memory

A new study pinpoints an effect which makes people turn their attention to something new, rather than dwell on their most recent thoughts. The findings could have implications for studying disorders such as ADHD and autism.