• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: What working memory is for
  • Contributor: Logie, Robert H.
  • imprint: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1997
  • Published in: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x97330015
  • ISSN: 1469-1825; 0140-525X
  • Keywords: Behavioral Neuroscience ; Physiology ; Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
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  • Description: <jats:p>Glenberg focuses on conceptualizations that change from moment to moment, yet he dismisses the concept of working memory (sect. 4.3), which offers an account of temporary storage and on-line cognition. This commentary questions whether Glenberg's account adequately caters for observations of consistent data patterns in temporary storage of verbal and visuospatial information in healthy adults and in brain-damaged patients with deficits in temporary retention.</jats:p>