When people focus attention or carry out a demanding task, their breathing changes. But
which parameters of respiration vary exactly and can respiration reliably be used as an …

In this paper it is proposed that the prefrontal lobe participates in two closely related but
different executive function abilities:(1)“metacognitive executive functions”: problem solving …

Studies examining individual differences in working memory capacity have suggested that
individuals with low working memory capacities demonstrate impaired performance on a …

For human working memory the neural correlates of the phonological loop and the
visuospatial sketch pad are well explored. In contrast, less is known about central executive …

Abstract Theory of mind (ToM) and executive functioning (EF) show marked interrelatedness
across childhood, and developmental psychologists have long been interested in …

A general working memory system for ease of language understanding (ELU, Rönnberg,) is
presented. The purpose of the system is to describe and predict the dynamic interplay …

Linguistic phrases are tracked in sentences even though there is no one-to-one acoustic
phrase marker in the physical signal. This phenomenon suggests an automatic tracking of …

Learning: Principles and Applications by Stephen B. Klein provides students a current,
comprehensive, and engaging introduction to the psychology of learning. Praised for its …

Fluid intelligence (gF) and working memory (WM) span predict success in demanding
cognitive situations. Recent studies show that much of the variance in gF and WM span is …

Working memory is a temporary storage system under attentional control. It is believed to
play a central role in online processing of complex cognitive information and may also play a …