Short-term memory is a distinct part of working memory. Therefore, limits of short-term memory, how much information is available for working memory to use, will have consequences for working memory ...

The proverb "practice makes perfect" highlights the importance of repetition to master a skill. This principle also applies ...

New research suggests the brain uses a learning rule at inhibitory synapses to block out distractions during memory replay.

Journal Reference:. Madeleine Ammar, Laurel Fogarty, Anne Kandler. Social learning and memory.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023; 120 (33) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2310033120 ...

In our age of information ... a memory center in the brain. In our study, we used our “hippocampus in a box” computer model that simulates how this brain structure supports learning and ...

Our brain’s remarkable ability to form and store memories has long fascinated scientists, yet most of the microscopic mechanisms behind memory and learning processes remain ... has developed an ...

Handwriting notes in class might seem like an anachronism as smartphones and other digital technology subsume every aspect of learning ... that receive and process sensory information and the ...