Working memory (WM) and attention have been studied as separate cognitive constructs,
although it has long been acknowledged that attention plays an important role in controlling …

There is broad agreement that working memory is closely related to attention. This article
delineates several theoretical options for conceptualizing this link, and evaluates their …

This study tested the hypothesis that even the simplest cognitive tasks require the storage of
information in working memory (WM), distorting any information that was previously stored in …

Recently, working memory (WM) has been conceptualized as a limited resource, distributed
flexibly and strategically between an unlimited number of representations. In addition to …

There is substantial debate over whether visual working memory (VWM) and visual attention
constitute a single system for the selection of task-relevant perceptual information or whether …

The executive attention theory of working memory capacity (WMC) proposes that measures
of WMC broadly predict higher order cognitive abilities because they tap important and …

Previous research on memory for a short sequence of visual stimuli indicates that access to
the focus of attention (FoA) can be achieved in either of two ways. The first is automatic and …

Recent studies have revealed that the deployment of attention can be biased by the content
of visual working memory (VWM), but that stored memories do not always interact with …

Working memory (WM) constitutes a fundamental aspect of human cognition. It refers to the
ability to keep information active for further use, while allowing it to be prioritized, modified …

We investigated the role of two kinds of attention—visual and central attention—for the
maintenance of visual representations in working memory (WM). In Experiment 1 we …