To complete tasks that require storing relevant visual details for short periods of time, such as solving a puzzle, reading or comparing different objects, humans leverage their so-called visual ...

New research shows how the visual system contributes to memory. When we use our working memory, we temporarily retain information in our brain. For instance, you are able to comprehend this sentence ...

Visual object memory refers to our brain's ability to store, recognize, and recall visual information about objects we perceive. This capability is essential for interacting with the world, ...

Contrary to previous assumptions, visual short-term memory is not merely based on one kind of information about an object, such as only its colour or only its name. Rather, several types of ...

A team of researchers has demonstrated that the key to understanding working memory relies not only on what one is storing in memory, but also why. This is the 'working' part of working memory, which ...

How the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing has been discovered. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC; CA, USA) have made a significant ...

Memories.ai, an AI research lab building visual memories for AI, today announced $8 million in seed funding led by Susa Ventures, along with Samsung Next, Crane Venture Partners, Fusion Fund, Seedcamp ...

A new study reveals working memory is an orchestra rather than a solo act—with multiple brain regions contributing to help us maintain information It’s been long established that our working memory, ...

A recent study by Youngs and colleagues in the UK, published in the August 2021 issue of Psychological Reports, suggests a short mindfulness meditation session can boost visual short-term memory.