An international research team led jointly by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), the University of Göttingen and ...

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, ...

Working memory is a cornerstone of human cognitive activities, including decision-making and executive control. Understanding whether working memory-related cortical areas are shaped by genetic or ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Prior research has explored how working memory influences the formation of new long-term memories, but its role in modifying existing representations remains unclear. This study examines whether ...

This month’s executive function skill is working memory. Executive function skills are brain-based skills that help us “get things done” easily—or not—depending on our particular brain. Working memory ...

A simple handgrip test may reveal more than muscle power in very old adults, offering insight into how physical strength aligns with brain activation in regions that support working memory. Study: The ...

A new preclinical study may have just discovered why women are at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease, citing a previously overlooked gap between brain cells as the potential key to understanding ...

This month’s executive function skill of focus is working memory. As a reminder, executive function (EF) skills are brain-based skills that help us get things done. For those of us with ADHD, we often ...