Working memory is the retention of a small amount of information in a readily accessible
form. It facilitates planning, comprehension, reasoning, and problem solving. I examine the …

Executive functions (EFs) make possible mentally playing with ideas; taking the time to think
before acting; meeting novel, unanticipated challenges; resisting temptations; and staying …

The theoretical and practical understanding of cognitive development depends on working
memory, the limited information temporarily accessible for such daily activities as language …

The author has thought about working memory, not always by that name, since 1969 and
has conducted research on its infant and child development since the same year that the …

Working memory (WM) is fundamental to many aspects of human life, including learning,
speech and text comprehension, prospection and future planning, and explicit “system 2” …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 119 (3) of
Psychological Review (see record 2012-17473-001). This article was published online …

The change detection task has been used in dozens of studies with adults to measure visual
working memory capacity. Two studies have recently tested children in this task, suggesting …

Growth in working memory capacity, the number of items kept active in mind, is thought to be
an important aspect of childhood cognitive development. Here, we focused on participants' …

The relationship between motor skills and executive functions (EFs) is gaining prominence
in the field of developmental psychology. However, evidence of the motor skills–EFs link in …

Visuospatial competencies are related to performance in mathematical domains in
adulthood, but are not consistently related to mathematics achievement in children. We …