Working memory exercises can not only improve memory and cognitive performance but strengthen connections in the brain that are essential for memory, according to a study from Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. With the use of state-of-the-art technology for brain imaging known as fractional anisotropy, researchers based out of the laboratory of Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, [...]
Studies have found that elderly people tend to have trouble switching between different tasks – or multi-tasking. Researchers knew it was happening, but have been unable to explain it, or even prove it. A new study, led by University of California at San Francisco neuroscientist Adam Gazzeley, has taken advantage of newer technology in brain [...]
As a veteran of the U.S. Military myself, and a veteran of Afghanistan, I am passionate about helping those in the military improve their conditions. One way I can continue to help my fellow veterans and soldiers is to show you how to use the same memory techniques I use to remember a deck of [...]
A recent study published in the journal Science indicates the caudate region of the brain, located below the neocortex, is the recipient of particularly large amounts of dopamine during working memory training. This research hold up the findings of other studies that have associate working memory training to the release of dopamine to particular areas [...]
It is known that training can improve working memory. Now, research published in Science, substantiates the fact that working-memory training is associated with an increased release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in specific brain regions, particularly the caudate, a region located below the neocortex. Researchers note that the dopaminergic influx was particularly large in this brain region [...]
