Working memory is the ability to keep information immediately available for a period of time in order to solve a task that may be delayed; it is therefore a fundamental component of higher cognitive ...

Specific brain cells known as layer 5 pyramidal neurons play a vital role in how our brains process information. Research by the team of Prof. Joris de Wit (VIB-KU Leuven) and colleagues highlights ...

Local scientists agree that about 27 vascular plants are only found on the Maltese islands and defined as endemic plants. They are all equally important species for the ecology of our islands but ...

Our brain’s memory center bears a sleek design. A peek into living tissue from human hippocampi, a brain region crucial for memory and learning, revealed relatively few cell-to-cell connections for ...

A peculiar pyramidal shape, devised by mathematicians, always comes to rest on its base, slowly and uncannily righting itself when placed on other sides. The object confirms John Conway's longstanding ...