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 interventions to ...

Do you ever wonder why some people can easily calculate a tip in their head or remember an address someone told them a few minutes earlier to plug into their GPS? The ability to remember small amounts ...

A child picks up a crayon and begins to sketch a scene from a story, not knowing that this simple act is strengthening the ...

A recent study published in the journal Intelligence offers promising insights into cognitive enhancement for older adults. Researchers from the University of Illinois examined how different types of ...

Working memory is our ability to store and manipulate information for a brief time. It is typically measured by dual-tasks, where the individual has to remember an item while simultaneously processing ...

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

A new study shows that simple early-life habits, like giving yogurt at age one and ensuring steady night sleep, may influence how strongly children develop memory skills by preschool age. Study: ...

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 ...