Recent theoretical models propose that working memory is mediated by rapid transitions in 'activity-silent' neural states (for example, short-term synaptic plasticity). According to the dynamic coding ...

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, ...

Findings from genetically diverse mice challenge long-held assumptions about how the brain is able to briefly hold onto important information. Working memory: it's how you make a mental shopping list ...

Giovanni Sala receives funding from the University of Liverpool. Fernand Gobet receives funding from the University of Liverpool. He gets royalties from a number of books on expertise and talent. We ...

Influential models of visual working memory treat each item to be stored as an independent unit and assume that there are no interactions between items. However, real-world displays have structure ...

Some researchers suggest these are not distinct types of memory, but rather stages of memory. In this view, memory begins in sensory memory, transitions to short-term memory, and then may move to long ...

Working memory, the ability to process information, may play an important role in coping with negative life events, according to a new study. Working memory, the ability to process information, may ...