A recent study found that 63% of heavy lifetime cannabis users had reduced brain activity during working memory tasks.

MRI decoding reveals that the inferior frontal junction-visual network reinstates target-related information as a proxy for target localization before visual search.

Memory formation and retention involve multiple processes that help us encode, store, and retrieve information. The ...

Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...

Multitasking, micro-stress, poor sleep: a perfect storm for your focus circuits. No wonder your brain feels noisy.

The brain shrinks in volume with age as memory problems and dementia become a common occurrence. Is it possible to reverse ...

Game-based training improves not only the cognitive abilities of people with initial signs of developing dementia, but also ...

A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn maths, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how ...

Prefrontal brain damage can contribute to impulsive behaviors, which may in turn contribute to criminal behavior that cannot ...