Flexible behavior requires guidance not only by sensations that are available immediately
but also by relevant mental contents carried forward through working memory. Therefore …

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 …

The concept of attention has a prominent place in cognitive psychology. Attention can be
directed not only to perceptual information, but also to information in working memory (WM) …

From the conception of Baddeley's visuospatial sketchpad, visual working memory and
visual attention have been closely linked concepts. An attractive model has advocated unity …

Memory representations can be stored in a passive state in a visual working memory (VWM)
task. However, it remains unclear whether the representations stored in the passive state are …

Selective attention plays a prominent role in prioritizing information in working memory
(WM), improving performance for attended representations. However, it remains unclear …

Attention allows us to selectively enhance processing of specific locations or features in our
external environment while filtering out irrelevant information. It is currently hypothesized …

This opinion piece is part of a collection on the topic:“What is attention?” Despite the word's
place in the common vernacular, a satisfying definition for “attention” remains elusive. Part of …

In visual working memory (VWM) tasks, participants' performance can be improved by a retro-
object-cue. However, previous studies have not investigated whether participants' …

Previous work has proposed two potential benefits of retrospective attention on working
memory (WM): target strengthening and non-target inhibition. It remains unknown which …