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The case for sensorimotor coding in working memory.

M Wilson1

  • 1North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. margwils@badlands.nodak.edu

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
|May 9, 2001
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The Baddeley and Hitch model of working memory relies on sensorimotor representations. This paper argues that sensorimotor coding is essential for verbal working memory, supporting embodied cognition.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • The influential Baddeley and Hitch model of working memory proposed sensorimotor representations.
  • Alternative models have emerged due to challenges with verbal working memory components.
  • This research re-evaluates the role of sensorimotor coding in working memory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the evidence supporting sensorimotor coding in working memory.
  • To determine if sensorimotor coding is necessary for verbal working memory.
  • To explore the implications for embodied cognition theories.

Main Methods:

  • Review of neuropsychological evidence.
  • Analysis of sign language research findings.
  • Examination of standard working memory experimental paradigms.

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Main Results:

  • Evidence strongly supports sensorimotor coding in working memory.
  • A sensorimotor model is uniquely capable of explaining verbal working memory effects.
  • Findings previously seen as contradictory are compatible with sensorimotor involvement.

Conclusions:

  • Sensorimotor coding is crucial for understanding verbal working memory.
  • The study reinforces the theoretical framework of embodied cognition.
  • This perspective integrates diverse findings within a unified model.