A team of researchers has demonstrated that the key to understanding working memory relies not only on what one is storing in memory, but also why. This is the 'working' part of working memory, which ...

To complete tasks that require storing relevant visual details for short periods of time, such as solving a puzzle, reading or comparing different objects, humans leverage their so-called visual ...

There is no difference over time in the spatial working memory of older people who have autistic traits and those who are neurotypical, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The new research, ...

Case Study: "My son David is 10 and he is very bright, but his main problem is his difficulty in writing things down. He says the problem is finding the words, especially the first word. He takes ...

There is no difference over time in the spatial working memory of older people who have autistic traits and those who are neurotypical, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The new research, ...

It’s lunchtime, and you and your friend are hungry. You venture into the kitchen and make your favorite sandwich—peanut butter and jelly. You assume your friend can make the same thing, but they have ...