Psychology

Study Shows the Limits of Working Memory in Younger Children

Imagine a 7-year-old and a college student both take a break from their virtual classes to get a drink of water. When they return, the 7-year-old has difficulty restarting the assignment, while the college student resumes working as if the break never occurred.

Hypnotic Suggestions Can Make a Complex Task Easy by Helping Vision Fill in the Blanks

Can the Brain Resist the Group Opinion?

'Where Did I Park My Car?' Brain Stimulation Improves Mental Time Travel

In a new study, scientists improved memory of complex, realistic events by applying transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to the brain network responsible for memory. The researchers then had participants watch videos of realistic activities to measure how memory works during everyday tasks. The findings prove it is possible to measure and manipulate realistic types of memory.