Forgetting meetings, deadlines, that call to Mom: The phenomenon of prospective memory and how to improve it
Have you ever walked into a room and then wondered why you went there?
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Have you ever walked into a room and then wondered why you went there?
Jun 5, 2024
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People tend to underutilize their visual working memory (VWM) rather than maxing out its capabilities, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University researchers.
Jun 4, 2024
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Can you imagine hearing yourself speak? A voice inside your head—perhaps reciting a shopping list or a phone number? What would life be like if you couldn't?
May 29, 2024
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A research team at Stanford's Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute has made a major stride in using AI to replicate how the brain organizes sensory information to make sense of the world, opening up new frontiers for virtual neuroscience.
May 28, 2024
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Even though the human visual system has sophisticated machinery for processing color, the brain has no problem recognizing objects in black-and-white images. A new study from MIT offers a possible explanation for how the ...
May 23, 2024
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For most of us, creating mental images based on speech or memory is very easy.
May 20, 2024
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What we see is not simply just a neural representation of the pattern of light in the eye, but an interpretation of this image, to which our needs and expectations contribute. These factors are shaped by earlier experiences ...
May 17, 2024
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The human brain filters through a flood of experiences to create specific memories. Why do some of the experiences in this deluge of sensory information become "memorable," while most are discarded by the brain?
May 13, 2024
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A University at Buffalo researcher who is a leading expert on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has published a study that could change the standard of care for the condition. ROP occurs in low birthweight premature babies; ...
May 13, 2024
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What do infants see? What do they look at? The answers to these questions are very different for the youngest babies than they are for older infants, children and adults. Characterized by a few high-contrast edges in simple ...
May 10, 2024
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