Flexibility of representational states in working memory.

Journal article

The relationship between working memory (WM) and attention is a highly interdependent one, with evidence that attention determines the state in which items in WM are retained. Through focusing of attention, an item might be held in a more prioritized state, commonly termed as the focus of attention (FOA). The remaining items, although still retrievable, are considered to be in a different representational state. One means to bring an item into the FOA is to use retrospective cues ("retro-cues...

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Authors: Zokaei, N; Ning, S; Manohar, S; Feredoes, E; Husain, M

• Publication status: Published
• Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation
• Journal: Frontiers in human neuroscience
• Volume: 8
• Issue: November
• Pages: 853
• Publication date: 2014-01-01
• DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00853
• EISSN: 1662-5161
• ISSN: 1662-5161
• Language: English
• Keywords: retro cueing; attention; representational states; incidental cueing; working memory