Articles on attention, memory and the mind
Plain-language guides to the tasks on this site, the research behind them, and realistic ways to use them.
In-Depth Science
From 1935 to Today: A Short History of the Stroop Effect
How a 1935 dissertation became one of the most repeated experiments in psychology, from paper cards and stopwatches to brain scans and browser tests.
In-Depth Science
Working Memory and the N-Back Task, Explained Simply
What working memory is, how the N-back task loads it, why d prime is the fairest score, and what research really says about training your memory.
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