Procedural memory is a part of the long-term memory that is responsible for knowing how to do things, also known as motor skills. As the name implies, procedural memory stores information on how to ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In 1927, Gestalt psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik ...

In an era dominated by keyboards, voice notes and AI-generated text, one surprisingly powerful brain-boosting habit is writing by hand, which has quietly slipped out of daily life. Often dismissed as ...