We therefore wondered if our instructions were only helpful for participants who do not typically use their memory to solve problems. Indeed, in a follow-up study with 237 student participants, ...

A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using interventions to ...

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We use the TPN a lot during the day when we are focused on our work. When we find that ideas are not flowing or we can’t solve a problem, it might be time to move to the DMN and let our brains ...

A new study finds that entering N2 sleep—a deep phase of non-rapid eye movement sleep—may help lead to more “eureka” ...

Hardware startup wants to solve the multi billion dollar problem of bandwidth by using an ancient technique — AI memory compression technique could save Google, Microsoft billions but Nvidia won ...

In my job as an applied mathematician, I use mathematical tools to study and solve complex problems in biology.I have worked on problems involving gene and neural networks such as interactions ...

We therefore wondered if our instructions were only helpful for participants who do not typically use their memory to solve problems. Indeed, in a followup study with 237 student participants, ...

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 ...