Imagine arriving at a busy location with people moving around and a multitude of visual and other sensory cues vying for your ...

The Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) is a nonverbal assessment designed to measure general reasoning ability in K-12 students, helping schools identify students with strong problem-solving ...

Some animals never forget—and not just in that folksy, "elephants remember everything" way. Across land, sea, and sky, ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

An experimental study conducted in China found that a 5-week emotion-targeted mindfulness training improved participants’ working memory accuracy for faces displaying emotions, with the exception of ...

Visual working memory (VWM) allows us to store past visual percepts to inform imminent actions. As such, VWM representations should be flexible and easily adaptable to one’s current action goals. Yet, ...

Five Digit Test (FDT) is an executive function assessment tool designed to be used across the lifespan, from children to the aged. Objective: To provide validity evidence for FDT in the ...

A randomized twin trial found that a daily mix of protein and prebiotics improved performance on a sensitive memory test after 12 weeks. Scientists have been mapping how the gut microbiome ...

How the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing has been discovered. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC; CA, USA) have made a significant ...

Forgetting is normal, but it can make life difficult. You might forget someone’s name seconds after you meet them, blank on where you’ve put your keys, or miss an important birthday. Memories are ...

Summary: A new study has uncovered how the brain efficiently encodes and recalls visual memories—by organizing them into categories and using the precise timing of neuronal activity. Researchers ...

Some people can't form mental images. Here's what scientists are learning about the condition known as aphantasia—and why it's less rare than you think. The "apple test"—asking participants to close ...