Humans may have achieved a great deal as a species, but there's a part of our brain that can only track four items at one time. This is according to a new US study that has discovered that our working ...

Poor visual working memory can play an important role in the difficulties experienced by a child with autism, according to our recent research. The aim of this study was to compare the working memory ...

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

Imagine you are a security guard in one of those casino heist movies where your ability to recognize an emerging crime will depend on whether you notice a subtle change on one of the many security ...

A team of scientists has discovered how working memory is “formatted”—a finding that enhances our understanding of how visual memories are stored. “For decades researchers have wondered about the ...

Tracy Packiam Alloway researches working memory at the University of North Florida and has developed the world's first standardised working memory tests for educators. Her latest book is an edited ...

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, ...

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