A new study explores the working memory capacity debate, the doorway effect, and how the prefrontal cortex links memory to ...

Working memory is a fundamental cognitive process that allows us to hold on to information temporarily as it comes through our senses. Like a small holding bin, working memory enables us to ...

Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...

The ‘doorway effect’ suggests that when information is removed from working memory, it immediately seems to leave consciousness.