There has been considerable controversy in recent years as to whether information held in
working memory (WM) is rapidly forgotten or automatically transferred to long-term memory …

Older adults have reduced performance in visual working memory tasks in comparison to
young adults, but the precipitators of the age-related impairment are not fully understood …

Past research conducted primarily in young adults has demonstrated the utility of cognitive
offloading for benefitting performance of memory-based tasks, particularly at high memory …

Working memory (WM) training with the N-Back task has been argued to improve cognitive
capacity and general cognitive abilities (the Capacity Hypothesis of training), although …

We explored whether long-term memory (LTM) retrieval is constrained by working memory
(WM) limitations, in 80 younger and 80 older adults. Participants performed a WM task with …

Visual objects often contain several features. Previous studies showed that verbally labeling
a visual feature boosts its retention in a continuous format in visual working memory. Yet, the …

Working memory is the system that supports the temporary storage and processing of
information. It is generally agreed that working memory is a mental workspace, with a …

In this chapter, we discuss the crucial role of working memory limitations in long-term
learning. Convincing correlational evidence suggests that working memory ability is related …

We explored the causal role of individual and age‐related differences in working memory
(WM) capacity in long‐term memory (LTM) retrieval. Our sample of 160 participants included …

The decline of working memory (WM) is a common feature of general cognitive decline, and
visual and verbal WM capacity appear to decline at different rates with age. Visual material …