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By contrast, long-term memory is the system that stores information more permanently, allowing us to recall events, facts and skills even years later. But transferring information from short-term to ...

“Reason holds the helm, but passions are the gales” —John Adams (McCullough, 2001). “... there are things which we thought we knew and don’t know… I think nobody should be certain of anything.” ...

In the field of cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging has become a valuable tool for investigating the complex relationships ...

“We just dropped in to see what condition your cognition was in.” Early Kenny Rogers, paraphrased. Much has been said about the president’s rhetoric during the 2024 campaign – the crazy claims, the ...

Increases in social media use during early adolescence were linked with lower performance scores measuring cognitive function. Differences were "modest but consistent" in key areas like reading, ...

For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. Rats exposed to high ...