When you are heading home tired from work or college, you do not have to actively put effort into finding the right path to home, or you don’t use Google Maps to reach home. Do you know your brain already
Dr. Arash Bellafard, project scientist at University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences or UCLA recently published a study on repetitive practice in the journal Nature in collaboration with Dr. Alipasha Vaziri’s group from Rockefeller University. The study revealed
Dr Megan Sumeracki and Dr Althea Need Kaminske, both US-based psychologists, have published a book named “The Psychology of Memory”. The book explains how to strengthen memory using day-to-day tasks and complex learning processes along with real-life implications of understanding
Muscle memory is the ability of our trained muscles to regain their form or activity faster when left without training for a while. Let the activity be riding a bicycle, playing an instrument, or performing a dance, muscle memory ensures
The creation of false memories and altered memory representations have been a topic of considerable interest in psychology, to understand the fickle nature of memory and under what conditions does our memory change itself? Such information about the changes in
In the scientific literature, cognitive aging as a natural process has been extensively established. Vocabulary is one cognitive skill that is resistant to brain aging and may even get better with age. Over time, other skills, including conceptual reasoning, memory,
One essential cognitive system that allows humans to store and process information for brief periods is working memory. It is fundamental to several mental functions, including comprehension, learning, and reasoning. The notion of working memory is examined in this article,
Working memory is an important brain system that we use every day without even thinking about it. It allows us to temporarily store and manage information for everything from remembering a phone number to doing maths problems or making a
You must have seen many movies and series that have depicted the loss of memory or identity, using the term ‘Amnesia’. While that gives a vague idea of what it means, a lot more information and research backs the word
Memory is a cognitive process that refers to the brain’s ability to acquire, store, and recall information or experience, enabling the individual to learn, adapt, and navigate their surroundings based on previously acquired knowledge and interaction. Memory is a complex
