A recent npj Digital Medicine study reviews the benefits of cognitive intervention among patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia with regard to memory functions. Study: Computerized ...

Veterans with persistent mental deficits due to mild traumatic brain injuries experienced improvements in their cognitive abilities after using a specialized computer program for several months, ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a state of serious impairments in both learning ability and social functioning, is one of many labels for one of the ...

October 12, 2012 — "Chemo brain" — the cognitive impairment often reported in cancer survivors who have received chemotherapy — can be significantly improved with computerized brain-training exercises ...

UB researchers are recruiting 40 parents and their 8- to 12-year-old children to test new memory-training programs. The study is being conducted by Leonard Epstein, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the ...

Schizophrenia is a long-term mental health condition that can cause severe disruptions in thinking, emotions, and daily life. While medication can ease symptoms like hallucinations and delusions, it ...

Working memory refers to the memory you can consciously hold in your mind at any one instant—such as a phone number you just looked up. Most people can only hold about four totally independent items ...

Can thinking that you can get up the hill actually get you up the hill? It just might, according to a new study. People did better on a task relying on their working memory when they underwent ...