The primary goal of this study was to examine developmental patterns among the relations
between components of executive function (EF; working memory [WM], inhibitory control …

Working memory refers to a mental workspace, involved in controlling, regulating, and
actively maintaining relevant information to accomplish complex cognitive tasks (eg …

The relations among various spatial and mathematics skills were assessed in a cross-
sectional study of 854 children from kindergarten, third, and sixth grades (ie, 5 to 13 years of …

The purpose of this paper is to propose a multiple approaches to explaining and predicting
individual differences in learning. First, this article briefly reviews critical problems with …

Did evolution endow the human brain with a predisposition to represent dedicated domains
of knowledge? We have previously argued that the number domain provides a good …

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly
updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student …

We reviewed the literature on the role of working memory in the solution of arithmetic
problems such as 3+ 4 or 345+ 29. The literature was neither comprehensive nor systematic …

Arithmetic is still hugely important in many aspects of modern life, but our personal attitudes
to it differ greatly. Many people struggle with the basic principles of arithmetic, whilst others …

This longitudinal study examined the relationship between working memory and individual
differences in mathematics. Working memory measures, comprising the phonological loop …

Working memory has been implicated in the early acquisition of arithmetic skill, but the
relations among different components of working memory, performance on different types of …