Research shows people remember the past to solve problems in the present. But memory might be most effective when defining a problem or implementing a solution.

A new study reveals how humans use flexible problem-solving strategies like hierarchical and counterfactual reasoning when ...

In other words, science has a short-term memory problem — but there are steps ... Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funds technology development for the military, some of which finds ...

It's been long established that our working memory, which allows us to temporarily hold and use information, such as ...

effectively eliminating UVM’s issues. The implications of this technology are far-reaching. For AI and machine learning, the ability to add more memory means handling larger datasets more ...

A world-first brain scanning technique could identify signs of Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms appear. The method, ...

Indeed, memory researchers have found people report a key reason they remember the past is to solve problems in the present. But does this prove that drawing on experience is a good problem ...