scholarly journals The Implications of the Working Memory Model for the Evolution of Modern Cognition

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Wynn ◽  
Frederick L. Coolidge
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Formal Model ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Model ◽  
Advanced Planning ◽  
Modern Mind ◽  
Modern Cognition ◽  
Symbol Use ◽  
Working Memory Model

What distinguishes the cognition of biologically modern humans from that of more archaic populations such as Neandertals? The norm in paleoanthropology has been to emphasize the role of language and symbolism. But the modern mind is more than just an archaic mind enhanced by symbol use. It also possesses an important problem solving and planning component. In cognitive neuroscience these advanced planning abilities have been extensively investigated through a formal model known as working memory. The working memory model is now well-enough established to provide a powerful lens through which paleoanthropologists can view the fossil and archaeological records. The challenge is methodological. The following essay reviews the controversial hypothesis that a recent enhancement of working memory capacity was the final piece in the evolution of modern cognition.

scholarly journals The role of working memory in sentence processing in normal reading population. A review of related literature.

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Grammenou Anastasia
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Sentence Processing ◽  
Memory Span ◽  
Memory Model ◽  
Garden Path ◽  
Normal Reading ◽  
Theory Of Language ◽  
Text Context ◽  
Working Memory Model

This essay aims to describe the factors that influence sentence processing with emphasis given on garden path sentences. The latter grammatical phenomenon has been proved more problematic in people with low working memory span. Predictions of the working memory model of Baddeley and Hich and the theory of language comprehension of Just and Carpenter were used to explain sentence processing within text context.

Working Memory Capacity and a Notorious Brain Teaser

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim De Neys ◽  
Niki Verschueren
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Secondary Task ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Task Load ◽  
Normative Reasoning ◽  
Monty Hall Dilemma ◽  
Monty Hall ◽  
Memory Resources

Abstract. The Monty Hall Dilemma (MHD) is an intriguing example of the discrepancy between people’s intuitions and normative reasoning. This study examines whether the notorious difficulty of the MHD is associated with limitations in working memory resources. Experiment 1 and 2 examined the link between MHD reasoning and working memory capacity. Experiment 3 tested the role of working memory experimentally by burdening the executive resources with a secondary task. Results showed that participants who solved the MHD correctly had a significantly higher working memory capacity than erroneous responders. Correct responding also decreased under secondary task load. Findings indicate that working memory capacity plays a key role in overcoming salient intuitions and selecting the correct switching response during MHD reasoning.

scholarly journals A working memory model based on excitatory-inhibitory interactions and calcium dynamics

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Lyman ◽  
Robert McDougal ◽  
Brian Myers ◽  
Joseph Tien ◽  
Mustafa Zeki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Memory Model ◽  
Calcium Dynamics ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Inhibitory Interactions ◽  
Working Memory Model

When does anxiety help or hinder cognitive test performance? The role of working memory capacity

2012 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Owens ◽  
Jim Stevenson ◽  
Julie A. Hadwin ◽  
Roger Norgate
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Cognitive Test Performance
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