Engram cells are groups of cells that support a memory: They are activated and altered during learning and reactivated during remembering. How We Recall Memories After memories are stored in the ...

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, problem ...

Learning and memory refers to the processes of acquiring, retaining and retrieving information in the central nervous system. It consists of forming stable long-term memories that include ...

A study reveals that walking for 40 minutes three times a week can significantly enhance memory function in older adults, showcasing the importance of moderate exercise for cognitive health.

Three Psychology and Neuroscience faculty members have received a combined $2.69 million in National Science Foundation funding to advance their research "[The research] will provide a more holistic ...

Everyone wants to learn more quickly, and retain more of what they learn. Intelligence is a business—and a life—superpower.

New research adds evidence that learning a successful strategy for approaching a task doesn't prevent further exploration, even if it reduces performance.

Ewa Butowska-Buczyńska from the Faculty of Psychology in Warsaw at SWPS University ... lead to choosing less effective ways of learning. Memory welcomes a challenge The idea of learning different ...

Perception is subjective, attention resources are scarce, and memory is ... constructive psychology principles, which help prevent this frustration through “purposeful learning.” ...

However, in the past two decades, investigators have discovered that the molecular machinery of epigenetics has been co-opted by the nervous system to mediate both dynamic and persistent changes in ...