Children's Executive Functions: Scrutinizing Cognitive Training ProgramsAbstract:Background: Executive functions are usually divided into working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility. Cognitive training ...
Abstract: Mobile devices are believed to require a greater amount of working memory to use than traditional computers. This increase in cognitive load is believed to result in lower scores when cognitive assessments are completed on mobile devices. This ...
Abstract: Recent changes in environments from in-person to remote present several issues for work, education, and research, particularly related to cognitive performance. Increased distraction in remote environments may lead to increases in mind-wandering ...
On the Prediction of Learning-Related Behavior by Domain-General Precursor SkillsAbstract:Background: The importance of domain-general precursor skills for academic achievement is already well established empirically. In ...
Abstract. Some argue that visual working memory operates on integrated object representations. Here, we contend that obligatory feature integration occurs with intrinsic but not extrinsic object features. Working ...
Abstract. Working memory performance is markedly disrupted when task-irrelevant sound is played during item presentation or retention. In a preregistered replication study, we systematically examined the role of ...
Abstract. This study explored the feasibility of the German WM application EI-MAG in younger and, in a first attempt, older adults. Contrary to previous applications, EI-MAG is group-administrable and tablet-based. 89 older and 35 younger adults were ...
Abstract. The irrelevant sound effect (ISE) describes the disruption of processes involved in maintaining information in working memory (WM) when irrelevant noise is present in the environment. While some posit that ...
Abstract. Until now, better performance in executive functions (EF) in musicians compared to non-musicians has not been investigated in relation to possible gender differences. For that, it is the main goal of this study to investigate ...
Abstract. The current research investigated whether individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) and affective states have differential effects on lexical-semantic repetition priming outcomes based on ...
Abstract. Working memory (WM) is a key determinant of academic success. Therefore, standardized assessment tools are needed. In the past, WM assessment has been time-consuming and costly, especially in children, as WM instruments could ...
Language, working memory, and mathematical skills of schoolchildren with DLDAbstract. Mathematical skills are essentially linked to language. In particular, children with developmental language disorder (DLD) show ...
The role of language and working memory in the development of mathematical learning from preschool into primary school age – Longitudinal and cross-sectional path analyses of data from the National Educational Panel ...
Abstract. A large literature suggests that the way we process information is influenced by the categories that we have learned. We examined whether, when we try to uniquely encode items in working memory, the ...
Abstract. Acute stress and chronic stress change the physiology and function of the individual. As one facet, stress and its neuroendocrine correlates – with glucocorticoids in particular – modulate memory ...
Abstract. The process of spontaneous refreshing plays a central role in current models of working memory but is yet to be observed directly. In a recent study, Rey, Versace, and Plancher (...
Abstract. The current research employed a classic irrelevant sound effect paradigm and investigated the talker-specific content of the irrelevant speech. Specifically, we aimed to determine if the participants’ familiarity with the ...
Abstract. By investigating the effect of individualized verbal load on a visual working memory task, we investigated whether working memory is better captured by modality-specific stores or a general attentional resource. A visual measure ...
Abstract. Given the importance of executive functions for everyday life, recent years have seen a tremendous interest in whether the basic cognitive abilities involved can be improved by training. The present research investigated whether, ...
Do the cognitive profiles of children with mathematical difficulties vary as a function of the used cut-off criterion?Abstract. Poor mathematical performance that is significantly below average for age is a diagnostic ...