Important because it is mundane, working memory gets us through every day by allowing us, for instance, to follow the
A new model for how working memory gets you through the day
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Philosophy of mind: In touch with reality?
Every year, museums bear the cost of repairing the damage caused to their artworks by visitors touching them. Why would
Factors linked to mortality after traumatic brain injury identified
Model system researchers have examined the factors associated with mortality among individuals aged 16 years and older who were more
The warm glow of kindness is real, even when there’s nothing in it for you
Psychologists at the University of Sussex have confirmed that the warm glow of kindness is real, even when there’s nothing
A biomarker in the brain’s circulation system may be Alzheimer’s earliest warning: Breakdown of blood vessel lining is seen in multiple neurodegenerative diseases
USC scientists say Alzheimer’s could be diagnosed earlier if scientists focus on an early warning within the brain’s circulation system.
Circuit found for brain’s statistical inference about motion: Brain’s equation for prediction looks like a Bayesian inference
As the eye tracks a bird flying past, the muscles that pan the eyeballs to keep the target in focus
Study raises the standard for measuring nerve cell death: Research improves screening of experimental therapies for neurodegenerative disease
Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus have developed a new and improved method to judge the effectiveness of experimental therapies for
Dehydration alters human brain shape and activity, slackens task performance
When dehydration strikes, part of the brain can swell, neural signaling can intensify, and doing monotonous tasks can get harder.
Beauty is simpler, and less special, than we realize: New analysis of long-studied feeling
Beauty, long studied by philosophers, and more recently by scientists, is simpler than we might think, New York University psychology
Brain response study upends thinking about why practice speeds up motor reaction times: Practicing a movement does make future similar movements happen faster, but not because the brain
Researchers in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a computerized study of 36