Working memory is a form of memory that allows a person to temporarily hold a limited amount of information at the ready for immediate mental use. It is considered essential for learning, ...

The pupils of our eyes get larger when we are focusing on a task–and the size may give clues about our working memory capabilities, a new study has found. A person's pupils dilate in low-light ...

A recently published meta-analysis reveals an advantage in sports-related information processing compared to non-athletes. The data consisted of 21 studies involving a total of 1455 participants.

Recent findings from research in the Department of Psychology in the College of Science at the University of Nevada, Reno found that in younger people, increased screen time on devices like ...

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, ...

In cognitive science, there has recently been increasing attention to the relationship between sports expertise and working memory. However, to date, no meta-analysis has compared the working memory ...

Your working memory plays a crucial role in how you process information and carry out daily tasks. If you often find yourself struggling to remember tasks or keeping track of conversations, it might ...