Your working memory plays a crucial role in how you process and retain information daily. It affects everything from ...

The prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain linked to cognitive control, is thought to play a key role in managing the current contents of working memory, regardless of type. Is working memory ...

Because the neurotransmitter dopamine plays an important role in how learning relates to working memory, the researchers said these findings shed new light on dopamine-related disorders such as ...

Research by Oscar Ybarra, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Michigan, and Google researcher Todd Chan ...

When you try to solve a math problem in your head or remember the things on your grocery list, you’re engaging in a complex ...

New research expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards. The study opens new avenues for ...

New research out of Michigan State University expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that ...

Using an art tour as an experimental setting, Diamond, Simpson and colleagues shed light on the role of sleep in shaping ... cortex cause impairments in working memory storage.

Working memory is one of the most important areas of ... though doesn't always take place consciously. The role of the central executive is both fascinating and mysterious for psychologists ...

Because the neurotransmitter dopamine plays an important role in how learning relates to working memory, the researchers said these findings shed new light on dopamine-related disorders such as ...

The prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain linked to cognitive control, is thought to play a key role in managing the current contents of working memory, regardless of type. Is working memory ...