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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Motor Control
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Working memory is crucial for cognitive tasks.
  • Skilled motor performance involves complex timing mechanisms.
  • Previous research has not explicitly linked motor timing to working memory limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify a fundamental limitation in working memory capacity.
  • To explore the implications of this limitation for skilled motor performance.
  • To theoretically review existing experimental data on reaction time and motor control.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis and review of existing literature.
  • Examination of experimental studies on reaction time (RT) in motor responses.
  • Integration of findings from motor performance research with working memory models.

Main Results:

  • Working memory can retain response goal parameters.
  • Working memory cannot retain the "timing code" for action components.
  • This "timing code" must be compiled immediately before action execution.

Conclusions:

  • The inability to retain "timing code" in working memory increases reaction time (RT).
  • This limitation may explain the psychological refractory period effect.
  • It also accounts for difficulties in performing concurrent motor actions with independent timing.