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, ...

Engaging in regular physical exercise has a significant impact on your cognitive function, particularly your working memory. Studies indicate that aerobic exercise can enhance your ability to retain ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how ...

Many struggling readers are held back by challenges with their working memory. When students cannot retain information long enough to make sense of what they’re reading, comprehension suffers, ...

New research from the University of Houston reveals that distraction breaks memory by interrupting the brain's central ...

Having a good memory can help you do everything from crush it at work to remember the name of someone you ran into at a party. But it’s frustrating when it feels like your memory isn’t up to par. Now, ...

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 ...

LAWRENCE — A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using ...