Virtually all theories agreed that if verbal short-term memory was characterized by any single
task, that task was digit span, with longer sequences of digits occupying more of the capacity …

The current state of AD Baddeley and GJ Hitch's (1974) multicomponent working memory
model is reviewed. The phonological and visuospatial subsystems have been extensively …

Working memory may be defined as the system for the temporary maintenance and
manipulation of information, necessary for the performance of such complex cognitive …

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 …

Working memory plays an essential role in complex cognition. Everyday cognitive tasks-
such as reading a newspaper article, calculating the appropriate amount to tip in a …

The current state of AD Baddeley and GJ Hitch's (1974) multicomponent working memory
model is reviewed. The phonological and visuospatial subsystems have been extensively …

It has been argued that working memory is best conceived of as a system composed of a"
central executive" and various" slave systems" that function as information stores. It is …

After a brief definition and description of working memory (WM), several theoretical views
will be discussed. The view most emphasized is based on the idea that attention is critically …

Two prior integrative reviews of information processing, an article (Cowan, 1988) and a book
(Cowan, 1995), describe a view that will serve as my basis for discussing working memory …

We begin with a simple observation: cognition requires memory. Every intelligent being has
some form of memory play a critical role in its higher cognitive function. This is true of any …