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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Affect and working memory interact in complex ways.
  • Understanding this interaction is key to explaining various psychological phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and define affective working memory as a distinct neuropsychological process.
  • To review evidence supporting the existence and function of affective working memory.

Main Methods:

  • Review of behavioral, neuroscience, and clinical research.
  • Theoretical analysis of cognitive and affective integration.

Main Results:

  • Affective working memory processes maintain feelings and are partially separable from cognitive working memory.
  • Evidence suggests affective working memory plays a role in decision-making and emotional regulation.

Conclusions:

  • Affective working memory is a fundamental mechanism of mind.
  • It is crucial for understanding decision-making, emotional health, and clinical disorders.