Any mature field of research in psychology—such as short-term/working memory—is
characterized by a wealth of empirical findings. It is currently unrealistic to expect a theory to …

The concept of attention has a prominent place in cognitive psychology. Attention can be
directed not only to perceptual information, but also to information in working memory (WM) …

Visual attention functions as a filter to select environmental information for learning and
memory, making it the first step in the eventual cascade of thought and action systems. Here …

Movements of the Mind is about what it is to be an agent. Focusing on mental agency, it
integrates multiple approaches, from philosophical analysis of the metaphysics of agency to …

Many cognitive processes depend on our ability to hold information in mind, often well
beyond the offset of the original sensory input. The capacity of this visual short-term memory …

Aging adults typically show reduced ability to ignore task-irrelevant information, an essential
skill for optimal performance in many cognitive operations, including those requiring working …

Working memory is an active system responsible for the temporary maintenance and
processing of information in the support of cognition and action. In kee** with this, a …

To study the central role of selective attention in the early development of executive
functions (EFs), longitudinal relationships between selective attention, working memory, and …

An ever increasing amount of research in the fields of developmental psychology and adult
cognitive neuroscience explores attentional control as a driver of visual short-term and …

How does develo** attentional control operate within visual short‐term memory (VSTM)?
Seven‐year‐olds, 11‐year‐olds, and adults (total n= 205) were asked to report whether …