Most cognitive functions require the brain to maintain immediately preceding stimuli in working memory. Here, using a human working memory task with multiple delays, we test the hypothesis that ...

When studying the working memory (WM), the ‘slot model’ and the ‘resource model’ are two main theories used to describe how information retention occurs. The slot model shows that WM capacity consists ...

Working memory is what allows humans to juggle different pieces of information in short-term scenarios, like making a mental grocery list and then going shopping or remembering and then dialing a ...

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 neural balancing act — a process that, according to a new study by Brown ...

Put away your phone, picture this, and remember it. The entry to all new learning is like a doorway. Information crosses the threshold ushered by what captures our attention. Our capacities to see, ...

Working memory is what allows humans to juggle different pieces of information in short-term scenarios, like making a mental grocery list and then going shopping or remembering and then dialing a ...