For Linux users, the Google Stressful Application Test (GSAT) is an excellent tool for diagnosing memory errors. Alternatively, you can run GSAT in Windows using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

If your PC restarts unprompted, freezes, or programs crash, you could have a RAM problem on your hands. To find out whether RAM really is the problem, you can use your PC’s memory diagnostics tool to ...

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

From a scientific perspective, it may sound a bit too fanciful to call our eyes “windows to the soul.” But research suggests that looking into them can, quite literally, offer a peep into a person’s ...

Have you ever put your keys down and then quickly forgotten where to find them? When you try to recall where you might have left them, you are drawing on working memory, which is the ability to ...

Findings from a recent study found that young adults who eat lots of refined sugar and saturated fat struggled more to remember locations in a virtual maze. This effect held true even after adjusting ...