The Relationship between Attention and Working Memory

In: New Research on Short-Term Memory ISBN 978-1-60456-548-5 Editor: Noah B. Johansen, pp. 2008 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Chapter 1 The Relationship between Attention and Working Memory Daryl Fougnie Vanderbilt University Abstract The ability to selectively process information ( Attention ) and to retain information in an accessible state ( Working Memory ) are critical aspects of our cognitive capacities. While there has been much work devoted to understanding Attention and Working Memory , the nature of the Relationship between these constructs is not well understood. Indeed, while neither Attention nor Working Memory represent a uniform set of processes, theories of their Relationship tend to focus on only some aspects.

the directions stored in WM instruct you to turn left after the yellow water tower, then attention may be guided towards objects that resemble a yellow water tower. Although the contents of WM and attention are often the same, the exact relationship between these two constructs is not fully understood. Empirical work has largely focused on

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