For the most part, memory and how it works has largely been a mystery to experts. However, what scientists do know is that memory is partitioned into several different parts---primarily short-term memory, long-term memory, and working memory. Working memory, short-term memory, … [Read more...] about Difference Between Short-Term, Long-Term, and Working Memory
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Nicotine as a Smart Drug
Although science has long been on a quest to find a cognitive enhancer in the form of a pill, the movie Limitless seem to pique the interest in cognitive enhancers for everyone else. In the movie, Bradley Cooper's character is a struggling writer who decides to take a pill, … [Read more...] about Nicotine as a Smart Drug
The Difference Between Fluid Intelligence and Crystallized Intelligence
Intelligence was once thought of as a single concept, until psychologist Raymond Cattell introduced the notions of fluid and crystallized intelligence in his research for the Journal of Psychology. The two types of intelligences are governed by separate entities within the brain … [Read more...] about The Difference Between Fluid Intelligence and Crystallized Intelligence
What is Working Memory in the Human Brain?
The blackboard of the mind, the brain’s post-it note – these are just some of the monikers that have been awarded to your mental working memory. Defined as the active part of your mind, your working memory involves the simultaneous processing and storing of information. … [Read more...] about What is Working Memory in the Human Brain?