As a psychologist, I have spent over a decade investigating how working memory is crucial to learning. Throughout this journey, I have had the privilege of working closely with educators and parents, ...

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Do you ever feel like your mind hops from one thing to the next without warning? That pull to act on sudden ideas or speak before you’ve thought it through— that’s impulse control. Prefer to listen ...

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...

Fampridine is currently used to improve walking ability in multiple sclerosis. A new study shows that it could also help individuals with reduced working memory, as seen in mental health conditions ...

Mar. 27 -- THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with other children, those with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have more inconsistent responses when doing short-term memory ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Researchers have known that children often don't focus on tasks and tend to "overexplore" instead of paying attention to what ...

For parents who are tempted to order their kids a can of Coca-Cola, a new study from researchers in South Korea and Virginia may dissuade them. The study, published in the journal Substance Use & ...

Disrupted sleep in your 30s and 40s can lead to cognitive problems in later life, scientists say. As of 2014, an estimated 5 million American adults over 65 were living with dementia, according to the ...