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Information maintenance in working memory: an integrated presentation of cognitive and neural concepts
Markus Martini1, Marco R Furtner1, Thomas Maran1
1Department of Psychology, Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck Innsbruck, Austria.
Abstract:
Working memory (WM) maintains information in a state that it is available for processing. A host of various concepts exist which define this core function at different levels of abstraction. The present article intended to bring together existing cognitive and neural explanatory approaches about the architecture and neural mechanisms of information maintenance in WM. For this, we highlight how existing WM concepts define information retention and present different methodological approaches which led to the assumption that information can exist in various components and states. This view is broadened by neural concepts focussing on various forms of phase synchronization and molecular biological mechanisms relevant for retaining information in an active state. An integrated presentation of different concepts and methodological approaches can deepen our understanding of this central WM function.
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