The maintenance of information in working memory through active (volitional) rather than passive means
Classified under Executive/Cognitive Control
Definition contributed by RPoldrack about three weeks ago.
active maintenance is a part of working memory
D1 dopamine receptors in prefrontal cortex: involvement in working memory.
Sawaguchi T, Goldman-Rakic PS
(Science)
1991 Feb 22
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