by New York University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of scientists has discovered how working memory is “formatted”—a finding that enhances our understanding of how visual memories are stored. “For decades researchers have wondered about the nature of the neural representations that support our working memory,” explains Clayton Curtis, professor of psychology and neural...
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF HEALTH) IMAGE: STUDY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BRENDAN WALKER, PHD, A NEUROSCIENTIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA HEALTH (USF HEALTH) MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, STUDIES BIOLOGICAL BRAIN CHANGES THAT DRIVE ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. CREDIT: USF HEALTH/UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA TAMPA, Fla (March 9, 2022) — As heavy or frequent alcohol use escalates, some...
by British Medical Journal Credit: CC0 Public Domain Shift work is linked to poorer working memory and slower mental processing speed, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. It is also associated with lower levels of alertness and visual focus, and the ability to control impulses and...
