Working memory

The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on the Working Memory in College Students Previous research studies have exhibited evidence towards the relationship between meditation and improved academic scores (Foris, 2005). With meditation becoming a widely popular topic, especially for its benefits in the reduction of stress and anxiety, it is questioned whether the use of proper mindfulness meditation has positive effects on the working memory and if so, do those effects differentiate between males…

University in the Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies in Detroit Michigan. Background The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an 8-week Hatha yoga intervention on executive function measures of task switching and working memory…

In addition to children having a difficult time using their working memory, they have another problem of using it for learning basic cognitive skills such as reading. When children are just learning how to read, working memory makes it challenging. To be able to learn how to read, children need to use their working memory to store the new information and process it. Reading does not involve just reading words, it is a very complex process. First, children have to learn the different letters and…

Literature review It is a stark reality that as people age, their cognitive abilities tend to decrease, including memory capabilities. At the present, scholars have identified three types of memory stores: sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), and long-term memory (LTM). Memory includes primarily three processes: encoding, storage, and retrieval. Additionally, in order to these processes occur favorably, attention to the information or stimuli presented is vital (Garrett, 2011; Sternberg,…

A Split Attention Effect in Multimedia Learning: Evidence for Dual Processing Systems in Working Memory, written by Robert E. Mayer and Roxana Moreno, discusses a study that tested students’ ability to successfully and effectively process information from two different stimuli at once. Mayer and Moreno found that students were able to perform better on recall tests when presented with an auditory list of instructions rather than a visual one. The purpose of the study, according to Mayer and…

would significantly impair cognitive performance and the participants in the experimental groups would complete fewer anagrams correctly than the control group. The scores from each group were then compared with one another. (Results) Keywords: working memory, test anxiety, cognitive performance The Effect of Anxiety on Cognitive Performance…

Prospective memory (PM) is defined as the memory to perform future intentions and includes activities such as picking up a gift for a friend on the way home from work or remembering to take medication at a certain time each day (Einstein & McDaniel, 1990). In the real world these intentions are often performed to benefit others and are considered prosocial in nature (Brandimonte, Ferrante, Bianco, & Grazia-Villani, 2010). An example of a social PM task would be remembering to keep an appointment…

children. The author tells us a story about a student who writes an essay almost word for word what the teacher had said during her lectures. In a sense, the student had almost a photographic memory. She told the teacher, “I can memorize anything as long as there is music.” All humans who can hear, have accurate memories for tempo and rhythm. This is as long as the brain functions to work to the rhythm. Different sections of the brain, such as the motor cortex responds to taps and movement. The…

Analysis: The three stages/levels of consciousness are: 1. UNCONSCIOUS 2. PRECONSCIOUS 3. CONSCIOUS Straining the text of Naga-mandala through these stages of Consciousness, we find a solid evidence of these stages present in the characters of the play. ‘Unconscious’ stage shows the feelings, urges, or instincts beyond awareness. It affects our expression, feeling and action. E.g. slip of tongue, dreams, wishes etc. Usually unconscious state depicts the dreamy part of the texts. In the…

the different effects that sleep may have on the body and mind other than rejuvenation. In the TED Talk, “How Your ‘Working Memory’ Makes Sense of the World”, Peter Doolittle talks about how the “working memory” is useful and important to understanding and interpreting of the surroundings of the world. Doolittle performs small tests and explains some examples of how important our memory is, and how much it is used. The importance of the brain to human survival gives the curiosity to understand…