Psychology & Psychiatry
Couldn't socially distance? Blame your working memory
Whether you decided to engage in social distancing in the early stages of COVID-19 depended on how much information your working memory could hold.
Jul 11, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Working memory is structured hierarchically
Researchers in cognitive psychology at HSE University have experimentally demonstrated that the colors and orientations of objects are stored and processed independently in working memory. However, it is easier for a person ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Neuroscience
Past memory cues help people juggle numerous pieces of information
Many everyday tasks require people to represent and combine information from multiple sources. For example, when a person checks the rearview mirror while driving it is important that they maintain information about how far ...
Sep 6, 2018
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Neuroscience
To understand working memory, scientists must resolve this debate
In a debate where the stakes are nothing short of understanding how the brain maintains its "sketchpad of conscious thought," researchers argue over exactly what makes working memory work in dueling papers in the Aug. 8 edition ...
Aug 8, 2018
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Neuroscience
A heavy working memory load may sink brainwave 'synch'
Everyday experience makes it obvious - sometimes frustratingly so - that our working memory capacity is limited. We can only keep so many things consciously in mind at once. The results of a new study may explain why: They ...
Apr 5, 2018
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Neuroscience
Why some people can multitask online and others can't
The internet may be the most comprehensive source of information ever created but it's also the biggest distraction. Set out to find an answer on the web and it's all too easy to find yourself flitting between multiple tabs, ...
Jan 4, 2017
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Neuroscience
Poor short-term memory linked to inability to ignore distraction
Simon Fraser University researchers have discovered that differences in people's working memory capacity correlate with their brain's ability to actively ignore distraction.
Feb 24, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone study reveals a change in how we remember as we get older
As we get older we can hold less information in our minds. Whereas 16 to 17 year-olds can hold an average of 6.5 numbers in mind for a short time in their "working memory", this drops to five numbers for 75 to 79 year-olds.
May 5, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depressive thoughts may have a negative effect on working memory
A new study in the journal Cognition and Emotion illustrates the link between reduced working memory capacity and dysphoria, a significant and prolonged depressed mood related to clinical depression.
Mar 19, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows infants are able to remember more than originally thought
If you were verbally given a list of random items at the grocery store to purchase, could you remember everything without writing it down?
Jan 26, 2015
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