Eyewitness memory is frequently inaccurate due to perceptual and cognitive failures, but recent research shows that mood and ...

Picture puzzles are a quick test of your intelligence. If you are a fan of mental workouts and enjoy solving puzzles, you ...

Summary: New research shows that the brain’s ability to detect subtle visual changes—like spotting an anomaly on a security monitor—depends on theta-frequency brain waves (3–6 Hz) that rhythmically ...

Five Digit Test (FDT) is an executive function assessment tool designed to be used across the lifespan, from children to the aged. Objective: To provide validity evidence for FDT in the ...

Scientists have designed a new cognitive test that diagnoses patients more accurately with Alzheimer's. The digital test times how long it takes patients to remember objects and make word associations ...

A randomized twin trial found that a daily mix of protein and prebiotics improved performance on a sensitive memory test after 12 weeks. Scientists have been mapping how the gut microbiome ...

How the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing has been discovered. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC; CA, USA) have made a significant ...

Summary: A new study has uncovered how the brain efficiently encodes and recalls visual memories—by organizing them into categories and using the precise timing of neuronal activity. Researchers ...

Visual impairments can worsen depression and social isolation, indirectly damaging cognitive function. Visual impairment appears to have specific deleterious effects, as a social isolation factor for ...

This important study examined orientation representations along the visual hierarchy during perception and working memory. The authors provide results suggesting that during working memory there is a ...

When you’re hungry after learning something, your brain might prioritize remembering some kinds of information over others. A small preliminary study published in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory ...