Struggling to stay with a page, lecture or line of thought? This science-backed 10-day attention reset distils findings from ...

Discover three working memory workarounds to help your students improve reading comprehension and empower them on their reading journey.

The fast pace of modern urban living can be mentally and physically draining. Add the strains of a pandemic, and these challenges can multiply. In the 2021 Mission Australia report of more than 20,000 ...

Put away your phone, picture this, and remember it. The entry to all new learning is like a doorway. Information crosses the threshold ushered by what captures our attention. Our capacities to see, ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Teaching is nearly impossible to do when students aren’t paying attention, especially when there are distractions like smart phones, other students and hallway banter. It’s easy to get frustrated, but ...

In a world where there are distractions at every turn, many of us are finding that our attention spans are shorter than ever. But it appears the answer doesn't lie in an expensive new app, or ...

Brief strength training may boost focus and working memory, hinting at the mind–muscle connection. A brief session of ...

The intertwined domains of memory and attention form the cornerstone of human cognitive processing. Memory encompasses the processes by which we encode, store and later retrieve experiences, while ...

Working memory and attention are closely related concepts. Working memory is defined as the ability to control attention, and distraction (e.g., irrelevant emails or text messages). WMC is critical ...

Recent findings from research in the Department of Psychology in the College of Science at the University of Nevada, Reno found that in younger people, increased screen time on devices like ...