Concept Definition
CONCEPT
working memory
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

Definition contributed by RPoldrack about three weeks ago.

Related Assertions
working memory is a kind of 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 is a part of executive function   

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   

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   

spatial working memory is a kind of working memory   

working memory retrieval is a part of working memory   

working memory storage is a part of working memory   

semantic working memory is a kind of working memory   

auditory working memory is a kind of working memory   

active maintenance is a part of working memory   

interference resolution is a part of working memory   

updating is a part of working memory   



Bibliography
Working memory.
Baddeley A
(Science)
1992 Jan 31
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From RPoldrack about three weeks ago. (0 comments)
The new definition (as of July 13, 2010) is based on a discussion at the RDoC working memory meeting in Bethesda, MD.






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