By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A simple handgrip test may reveal more than muscle power in very old adults, offering insight into how ...

The largest fMRI study to date finds that heavy cannabis use in young adults reduces brain activity and impairs working memory performance.

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, ...

Cognitive overload can create a bottleneck during math lessons, but there are simple strategies to clear up students’ brain space for complex problem-solving.

Many struggling readers are held back by challenges with their working memory. When students cannot retain information long enough to make sense of what they’re reading, comprehension suffers, ...

Heavy cannabis use linked to reduced brain activation during memory tasks, raising concerns about lasting cognitive health effects.

In a new study published in Neuron titled, “Working memory readout varies with frontal theta rhythms,” researchers from the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at Massachusetts Institute of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall, 63% of heavy lifetime cannabis users showed reduced brain activity during a working memory task. Not ...

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...