Working memory is a cognitive function that is essential for carrying out everyday activities and temporarily retaining information.

A single 20-minute session on a stationary bike can trigger a measurable surge in memory-linked electrical activity deep inside the brain, according to new research from the University of Iowa. The ...

Letting an AI assistant handle the hard parts of thinking feels efficient in the moment, but a growing body of cognitive ...

Add Silicon Canals to your Google News feed. Most people think a good memory means remembering what happened at breakfast, where they left their keys, or the name of someone they met at a party last ...

All models of the Steam Deck are currently out of stock, and it's for the reasons you'd expect. According to Valve, the handheld device may be unavailable for purchase at times amidst the ongoing ...

Psychedelics can quiet the brain’s visual input system, pushing it to replace missing details with vivid fragments from memory. Scientists found that slow, rhythmic brain waves help shift perception ...

A bunch of people in the audience took photos of that slide. Both findings seem easy to remember, if only because the research confirms what most people feel about meetings: Most of the time, the only ...

Right now, many companies are worried about how to get more employees to use AI. After all, the promise of AI reducing the burden of some work—drafting routine documents, summarizing information, and ...

Our critic offers advice on choosing your gear — and thoughts on whether it really affects your performance. By Vanessa Friedman I recently got serious about exercise and now have an existential ...