Assertion
Asserted very confidently by RPoldrack
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CONCEPT
- working memory
- Definition:
active maintenance and flexible updating of goal/task relevant information (items, goals, strategies, etc.) in a form that resists interference but has limited capacity. These representations may involve flexible binding of representations, may be characterized by the absence of external support for the internally maintained representations, and are frequently temporary due to ongoing interference
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CONCEPT
- executive function
- Definition:
A top-down system that manages and controls other cognitive processes, allowing goal-directed behavior.
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working memory is a kind of memory
spatial working memory is a kind of working memory
working memory is measured by the contrast of 1-back trials in the n-back task
working memory is measured by the contrast of 2-back trials in the n-back task
working memory is measured by the contrast of 3-back trials in the n-back task
working memory is measured by the contrast of 3-back minus 1-back trials in the n-back task
working memory retrieval is a part of working memory
working memory storage is a part of working memory
executive function is an exact synonym of executive control
central executive is a part of executive function
semantic working memory is a kind of working memory
auditory working memory is a kind of working memory
working memory is measured by the contrast of delay trials in the delayed nonmatch to sample task
working memory is measured by the contrast of delay minus no delay trials in the delayed nonmatch to sample task
cognitive control is a narrower synonym of executive function
response inhibition is a kind of executive function
working memory is measured by the contrast of Failure to maintain set trials in the Wisconsin Card Sorting test
working memory is a kind of cognitive control
active maintenance is a part of working memory
interference resolution is a part of working memory
updating is a part of working memory
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