Working memory refers to the memory you can consciously hold in your mind at any one instant—such as a phone number you just looked up. Most people can only hold about four totally independent items ...

Cognitive training apps and programs promise to sharpen memory, improve attention and prevent cognitive decline. One ...

Many people have tried brain-training games and apps that promise to improve memory, sharpen attention, and keep the mind ...

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, ...

What does it take for brain training to work? Source: Gerd Altmann (geralt)/Pixabay Most of us have probably heard of the idea of “brain training”: a tool or set of tools, usually on a computer or ...

A recent npj Digital Medicine study reviews the benefits of cognitive intervention among patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia with regard to memory functions. Study: Computerized ...

A team of scientists has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons -- nerve cells in the brain responsible for maintaining working memory -- is disrupted with aging and that this can ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how memory works – and what we can do to use it more effectively. Happily, ...