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How short-term memory works

Why we forget things so quickly ...
As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how ...
Excessive screen exposure in adolescence linked to suicide attempts and memory decline in adulthood, new study finds ...
Healthy habits, including exercise, a good diet and getting enough sleep, can pay big dividends on improving memory function ...
New research from the University of Houston reveals that distraction breaks memory by interrupting the brain's central ...
People viewed the tiny colored squares (in the larger box at the top) for a tenth of a second; then, after 1 second and after 4 seconds, they could usually match the color of the highlighted box to a ...
Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) is a self-limiting neurological syndrome in which episodes typically last for 4-8 hours and ...
Small changes in how you study or work can make a real difference in how well and how long you remember crucial information ...
I remember every word of Traffic's 1968 release "Shanghai Noodle Factory" but can't recall where I set down my phone when I ...
You're in the kitchen, baking a cake, and the recipe calls for two cups of sugar. By the time you choose between the brown ...