To complete tasks that require storing relevant visual details for short periods of time, such as solving a puzzle, reading or comparing different objects, humans leverage their so-called visual ...

Visual object memory refers to our brain's ability to store, recognize, and recall visual information about objects we perceive. This capability is essential for interacting with the world, ...

How the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing has been discovered. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC; CA, USA) have made a significant ...

New research shows that in natural vision, visual memory of images is affected by the size of the image on the retina. The findings can have many implications, including on the use of different types ...

A team of scientists has discovered how working memory is 'formatted' -- a finding that enhances our understanding of how visual memories are stored. A team of scientists has discovered how working ...

A recent study by Youngs and colleagues in the UK, published in the August 2021 issue of Psychological Reports, suggests a short mindfulness meditation session can boost visual short-term memory.

How many times have you watched a book adaptation on film or TV, and felt disappointed when a scene wasn’t quite how you’d pictured it? Or perhaps a character looked nothing like you’d imagined them ...