Working Memory (WM) plays a crucial role in many high-level cognitive processes (eg,
reasoning, decision making, goal pursuit and cognitive control). The prevalent view holds …

Classically, the operation of working memory (WM) has been strongly coupled with
conscious states; it is thought that WM operates on conscious input and that we are …

Working memory (WM) is closely linked to conscious awareness: In most conceptions of
WM, the inputs to WM need to be conscious. The findings of some recent studies, however …

Working memory (WM), an important posit in cognitive science, allows one to temporarily
store and manipulate information in the service of ongoing tasks. WM has been traditionally …

Working memory (WM) refers to a set of processes that makes task-relevant information
accessible to higher-level cognitive processes. Recent work suggests WM is supported by a …

There are multiple theories of working memory (WM), many of which are described in the
contributions to this book. A previous, highly influential edited book on WM (Miyake and …

Working memory (WM) has limited capacity. This leaves attention with the important role of
allowing into storage only the most relevant information. It is increasingly evident that …

We address the issue of how visual information stored in working memory (WM) is
introspected. In other words, how do we become aware of WM content in order to …

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 …

Working memory has long been thought to be closely related to consciousness. However,
recent empirical studies show that unconscious content may be maintained within working …