Flexible representations in visual working memory and interactions with long‐term learning
Commentary on the special issue
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14062007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Rhodes (0000-0002-3811-8878, Department of Psychological Sciences University of Missouri Columbia Missouri USA, corresponding author), Nelson Cowan (0000-0003-3711-4338, Department of Psychological Sciences University of Missouri Columbia Missouri USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 449-460 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/bjop.12380 |
| PMID | 30801708 |
| OpenAlex | W2916436658 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 47 |
This special issue of the British Journal of Psychology brings together cutting edge research on a range of topics in visual working memory ( VWM ). In this commentary, we attempt to summarize common themes in current VWM research exemplified in this issue. The articles include several reviews of important topics as well as empirical papers covering three main themes. The first concerns the nature of mental representations of memoranda in the commonly used delayed estimation task, where both fine‐grained and broad categorical details appear to be represented, and their susceptibility to interference. The second concerns interactions between VWM representations, both those that produce individuation of representations and those that create an overarching ensemble structure. Finally, the third main topic concerns the use of VWM during visual search and in the learning of repeated configurations in search displays. The work presented here, and other work in the field, points to a rich interplay between representations in VWM but also between VWM and information in long‐term memory. Opportunities for further investigation are highlighted throughout
Categorical variable · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Field (mathematics) · Individuation · Mental representation · Process (computing) · Psychoanalysis · Short-term memory · Task (project management) · Term (time) · Working memory · Computer Science · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes · Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Serial dependence in visual perception
Is human cognition adaptive?
The magical number 4 in short-term memory
The precision of visual working memory is set by allocation of a shared resource
The capacity of visual working memory for features and conjunctions
Visual working memory load disrupts the space-based attentional guidance of target selection
A secondary task is not always costly
Electroencephalographic evidence for improved visual working memory performance during standing and exercise
What happens to an individual visual working memory representation when it is interrupted
Two good reasons to say 'change!' - ensemble representations as well as item representations impact standard measures of VWM capacity
Perceptual grouping boosts visual working memory capacity and reduces effort during retention
Recall cues interfere with retrieval from visuospatial working memory
Working memory dependence of spatial contextual cueing for visual search
The cost of facing fear
Two types of serial dependence in visual working memory
New perspectives on binding in visual working memory
Does cross-frequency phase coupling of oscillatory brain activity contribute to a better understanding of visual working memory
The case against specialized visual-spatial short-term memory
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |