scholarly journals The Role of Working Memory in Selective Attention

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 671
Author(s):  
Melissa Trevino ◽  
Bruno Breitmeyer ◽  
Jane Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Selective Attention

scholarly journals The Role of Selective Attention in Visual Working Memory Capacity: An ERP study

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 711-711
Author(s):  
J. Kreither ◽  
J. Lopez-Calderon ◽  
F. Aboitiz ◽  
S. Luck
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Visual Working Memory ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity

scholarly journals The Role of Working Memory in Visual Selective Attention

Science ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 291 (5509) ◽  
pp. 1803-1806 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. de Fockert
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Visual Selective Attention

Short article: The role of working memory in tactile selective attention

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 635-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polly Dalton ◽  
Nilli Lavie ◽  
Charles Spence
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Short Article ◽  
Load Theory ◽  
Low Load ◽  
Irrelevant Distractors ◽  
Tactile Modality ◽  
First Time

Load theory suggests that working memory controls the extent to which irrelevant distractors are processed (e.g., Lavie, Hirst, De Fockert, & Viding, 2004). However, so far this proposal has only been tested in vision. Here, we examine the extent to which tactile selective attention also depends on working memory. In Experiment 1, participants focused their attention on continuous target vibrations while attempting to ignore pulsed distractor vibrations. In Experiment 2, targets were always presented to a particular hand, with distractors being presented to the other hand. In both experiments, a high (vs. low) load in a concurrent working memory task led to greater interference by the tactile distractors. These results establish the role of working memory in the control of tactile selective attention, demonstrating for the first time that the principles of load theory also apply to the tactile modality.

The role of working memory in auditory selective attention

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 2126-2132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polly Dalton ◽  
Valerio Santangelo ◽  
Charles Spence
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Auditory Selective Attention

Do Children With Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Have Difficulties With Interference Control, Visuospatial Working Memory, and Selective Attention? Developmental Patterns and the Role of Severity and Persistence of DLD

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 3036-3050
Author(s):  
Elma Blom ◽  
Tessel Boerma
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Language Disorder ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Developmental Language Disorder ◽  
Visuospatial Working Memory ◽  
Interference Control ◽  
Developmental Patterns ◽  
Search Tasks ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Many children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have weaknesses in executive functioning (EF), specifically in tasks testing interference control and working memory. It is unknown how EF develops in children with DLD, if EF abilities are related to DLD severity and persistence, and if EF weaknesses expand to selective attention. This study aimed to address these gaps. Method Data from 78 children with DLD and 39 typically developing (TD) children were collected at three times with 1-year intervals. At Time 1, the children were 5 or 6 years old. Flanker, Dot Matrix, and Sky Search tasks tested interference control, visuospatial working memory, and selective attention, respectively. DLD severity was based on children's language ability. DLD persistence was based on stability of the DLD diagnosis. Results Performance on all tasks improved in both groups. TD children outperformed children with DLD on interference control. No differences were found for visuospatial working memory and selective attention. An interference control gap between the DLD and TD groups emerged between Time 1 and Time 2. Severity and persistence of DLD were related to interference control and working memory; the impact on working memory was stronger. Selective attention was unrelated to DLD severity and persistence. Conclusions Age and DLD severity and persistence determine whether or not children with DLD show EF weaknesses. Interference control is most clearly impaired in children with DLD who are 6 years and older. Visuospatial working memory is impaired in children with severe and persistent DLD. Selective attention is spared.

Working Memory and Number Sense as Predictors of Mathematical (Dis-)Ability

2015 ◽  
Vol 223 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn H. Kroesbergen ◽  
Marloes van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Spatial Working Memory ◽  
Number Sense ◽  
Mathematical Learning ◽  
Visual Spatial ◽  
Mathematical Learning Disabilities ◽  
Visual Spatial Working Memory ◽  
And Mathematics

Recent research has pointed to two possible causes of mathematical (dis-)ability: working memory and number sense, although only few studies have compared the relations between working memory and mathematics and between number sense and mathematics. In this study, both constructs were studied in relation to mathematics in general, and to mathematical learning disabilities (MLD) in particular. The sample consisted of 154 children aged between 6 and 10 years, including 26 children with MLD. Children performing low on either number sense or visual-spatial working memory scored lower on math tests than children without such a weakness. Children with a double weakness scored the lowest. These results confirm the important role of both visual-spatial working memory and number sense in mathematical development.

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