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·April 25, 2022·3 min read

New Links Found Between Musical Training and Cognitive Ability

Musical training influences visual working memory, researchers discovered. The study found regions of the brain may share a common component that influences both visual and musical working memory.

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·April 7, 2022·5 min read

The Format of Working Memory

Researchers have identified how working memory is formatted, revealing visual memory can be flexible.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·March 11, 2022·6 min read

Neurons Are Fickle. Electric Fields Are More Reliable for Information

Electric fields may represent information held in working memory, allowing the brain to overcome representational drift.

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·March 9, 2022·4 min read

Shift Work Linked to Poorer Working Memory and Slower Mental Processing Speed

Pooled data reveals shift workers perform worse on tasks associated with attention, working memory, and information processing than non-shift workers.

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·January 31, 2022·5 min read

‘Traveling’ Nature of Brain Waves May Help Working Memory Work

Researchers measured how brain waves travel in the prefrontal cortex during working memory tasks.

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·December 15, 2021·4 min read

Long-Term and Short-Term Memory Vie for Brain Space

Long-term memory consolidation and short-term memory processes that occur during sleep do so at a cost to one another.

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·September 15, 2021·5 min read

Study Pinpoints the Uncertainty of Our Working Memory

Brain areas associated with working memory also gauge the quality and uncertainty of memories. Researchers reveal details about the neural mechanisms of working memory that allow us to make decisions based on our certainty of memories.

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·December 17, 2020·4 min read

Computational Model Reveals How the Brain Manages Short-Term Memories

A new computational algorithm shows how the brain maintains information in the short term using specific types of neurons.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·September 29, 2020·5 min read

A Revised Map of Where Working Memory Resides in the Brain

Working memory isn't confined to one area of the brain. It requires synchronous activity of at least two brain areas.

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·May 25, 2020·2 min read

A child’s brain activity reveals their memory ability

Activity in the frontoparietal network during memory tasks reflected the individual working memory capabilities of children, with an activity pattern unique to working memory.

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·May 12, 2020·5 min read

How memory function could be preserved after brain injury

Suppressing TLR4 activity following a traumatic brain injury, such as concussion, reduces excitability, and improves working memory performance up-to a month later.

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·March 19, 2020·1 min read

Researchers find key to keep working memory working

Acetylcholine helps muscarinic M1 receptors in the prefrontal cortex to maintain information in working memory. As acetylcholine actions at M1 receptors are reduced in conditions which affect working memory, such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, researchers report the M1 receptor may serve as a potential therapeutic target to restore working memory.

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working memory

New Links Found Between Musical Training and Cognitive Ability

The Format of Working Memory

Neurons Are Fickle. Electric Fields Are More Reliable for Information

Shift Work Linked to Poorer Working Memory and Slower Mental Processing Speed

‘Traveling’ Nature of Brain Waves May Help Working Memory Work

Long-Term and Short-Term Memory Vie for Brain Space

Study Pinpoints the Uncertainty of Our Working Memory

Computational Model Reveals How the Brain Manages Short-Term Memories

A Revised Map of Where Working Memory Resides in the Brain

A child’s brain activity reveals their memory ability

How memory function could be preserved after brain injury

Researchers find key to keep working memory working

LSD Microdosing Enhances Sustained Attention in Women

Cannabis Destroys Sleep Quality

Genetic Risk for Anorexia May Begin Outside the Brain

Higher BMI Linked to Longer Survival After a Dementia Diagnosis

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