Books THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WORKING MEMORY How Your Brain Processes Information, Thinks and Learns by Scott Young & Jakub Jílek

"The Complete Guide to Working Memory: How Your Brain Processes Information, Thinks and Learns" by Scott Young and Jakub Jílek is an extensive, science-backed resource explaining what working memory is, how it functions, and how to optimize it for better learning and thinking. Working memory is described as the brain's mental bandwidth—the limited cognitive space available to hold and manipulate information temporarily.

The guide explores the components of working memory including the phonological loop (sound-based information), the visuospatial sketchpad (visual-spatial information), and the central executive (which manages attention and controls cognitive processes). It also addresses challenges like cognitive load—how much information working memory can handle at once—and how anxiety can impair working memory capacity.

Practical strategies to improve working memory involve chunking information into manageable units, reducing unnecessary cognitive load, and using external tools like note-taking to offload memory demands.