Traditional memory research has focused on identifying separate memory systems and
exploring different stages of memory processing. This approach has been valuable for …

The concept of holistic processing is a cornerstone of face recognition research, yet central
questions related to holistic processing remain unanswered, and debates have thus far …

Although holistic processing is thought to underlie normal face recognition ability, widely
discrepant reports have recently emerged about this link in an individual differences context …

The ability to hold visual information in mind over a brief delay is critical for acquiring
information and navigating a complex visual world. Despite the ubiquitous nature of visual …

Visual short-term memory (VSTM) is limited, especially for complex objects. Its capacity,
however, is greater for faces than for other objects; this advantage may stem from the holistic …

Visual working memory (WM) capacity is thought to be limited to 3 or 4 items. However,
many cognitive activities seem to require larger temporary memory stores. Here, we provide …

Although it is intuitive that familiarity with complex visual objects should aid their
preservation in visual working memory (WM), empirical evidence for this is lacking. This …

Visual short-term memory (VSTM) is critical for acquiring visual knowledge and shows
marked individual variability. Previous work has illustrated a VSTM advantage among action …

We used event-related potential (ERP) methodology to examine neural activity associated
with visual working memory (WM) for faces. There were two main goals. First, to extend …

Attention and awareness are two tightly coupled processes that have been the subject of the
same enduring debate: Are they allocated in a discrete or in a graded fashion? Using the …