Optimizing the mind: Brown researchers develop neural model to understand working memory Researchers said the model could help scientists address symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases and other ...

Results showed that improving working memory helped both students with and without math difficulties and can help educators more effectively by helping teach the science of math, study authors argue.

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

Working memory modulation from traumatic events can leave a person with post-traumatic stress feeling even more helpless, increasing functional difficulties.

Research has linked writing with a pen to enhanced theta wave activity in the brain and to enhanced memory. It may be that taking notes the old-fashioned way is best.