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La atención sostenida está más estrechamente relacionada con la memoria a largo plazo que con el control atencional
Chong Zhao1, Anna Corriveau1, Jin Ke1,2
1University of Chicago.
Journal of cognitive neuroscience
|February 18, 2026
Resumen
Las diferencias individuales en la atención sostenida son distintas del control atencional y la memoria de trabajo. La capacidad de atención sostenida predice de manera más cercana el rendimiento de la memoria a largo plazo (LTM) que la capacidad de memoria de trabajo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Psicología Cognitiva
- Neurociencia
Sus antecedentes:
- Las diferencias individuales en la atención sostenida están bien documentadas.
- La relación entre la atención sostenida, el control atencional, la memoria de trabajo y la memoria a largo plazo (LTM) requiere una mayor investigación.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar si las diferencias individuales en la atención sostenida están más estrechamente relacionadas con el control atencional y la memoria de trabajo o con la LTM.
- Explorar los sustratos neurales de la atención sostenida en relación con estas funciones cognitivas.
Principales métodos:
- Experimento 1: Estudio en línea (n=136) que evalúa la atención sostenida, el control atencional/memoria de trabajo y la LTM utilizando diversas tareas.
- Análisis factorial para identificar factores cognitivos distintos.
- Experimento 2: Estudio de fMRI (n=20) que analiza la conectividad funcional durante una tarea de atención sostenida.
Principales resultados:
- El análisis factorial reveló la atención sostenida como un factor distinto.
- Las diferencias individuales en la atención sostenida predijeron de manera robusta la LTM y, en menor medida, el control atencional y la memoria de trabajo.
- Un modelo de atención sostenida basado en conectomas predijo el rendimiento de la LTM, pero no el rendimiento del control atencional/memoria de trabajo.
Conclusiones:
- La atención sostenida, aunque correlacionada con el control atencional y la memoria de trabajo, está fundamentalmente más relacionada con la LTM.
- Las firmas neurales de la atención sostenida predicen mejor la LTM que las capacidades de memoria de trabajo.
Palabras clave:
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