As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how ...

Multitasking usually lowers productivity because most people are “task switching,” which creates a mental “switch cost” that slows processing and reduces accuracy. Switching between tasks strains ...

New research from the University of Houston reveals that distraction breaks memory by interrupting the brain's central ...

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...