To effectively teach working memory strengthening and expansion, you should repeat the skill building throughout the semester ...

The smokers, who were between 22 and 36, were tested on their “working memory,” which is the ability to retain and use information to perform tasks, like solving a math problem. 4 ...

The tasks tested working memory, reward, emotion, language, motor skills—such as tapping a finger to map brain control, ...

Dr. Brooke Worster discusses a recent study that found an association between lifetime heavy cannabis use and lower brain ...

N-back task performance doesn’t necessarily correlate strongly with performance on other working memory tasks, and they may measure different components of working memory. Psychology Today About ...

The researchers found that heavy recent and lifetime cannabis use was associated with lower brain activity during a working memory task (Cohen’s d = 0.28; 95% CI, 0.5 to 0.06), with 63% and 68% ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open has found that individuals with a history of heavy cannabis use showed lower brain activation during a working memory task. This association held even ...

Avoiding cannabis use before certain cognitive tasks could improve performance Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's work has ...

The Brief. A study by the University of Colorado found heavy cannabis use affects working memory in young adults. 63% of heavy cannabis users showed reduced brain activity during memory tasks.

Working Memory refers to the ability to retain information for a short period of time while completing cognitive tasks like understanding something, problem-solving, and reasoning. Although the link ...

The Brief. A study by the University of Colorado found heavy cannabis use affects working memory in young adults. 63% of heavy cannabis users showed reduced brain activity during memory tasks.