It has been shown repeatedly that simple mental calculation depends not only on long-term
memory (LTM) representations but also on working memory (WM) resources. The study …

Working memory allows complex information to be remembered and manipulated over short
periods of time. Correlations between working memory and mathematics achievement have …

This study investigated reasons why children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) or arithmetic learning disorder (ALD) have difficulties in solving arithmetic word …

ADHD (attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder) and academic difficulties are frequently
associated, but to date this link is poorly understood. In order to explore which components …

Several lines of research suggest that two distinct timing mechanisms are involved in
temporal information processing: a sensory mechanism for processing of durations in the …

In the present study we aimed to determine the attentional cost of postural control during
adolescence by studying the influence of a cognitive task on concurrent postural control. 38 …

Despite having average intellectual abilities, academic difficulties are relatively common in
children and adolescents with PKU. These academic difficulties may be a function of …

Younger and older adults were taught new strategies for converting amounts presented in
French francs into euros or amounts presented in euros into French francs. The choice/no …

Abstract Effects of secondary tasks on serial short-term memory were investigated to test
conflicting predictions derived from the working-memory model (AD Baddeley, 1986, 1997) …

A total of 72 participants estimated products of complex multiplications of two-digit operands
(eg, 63× 78), using two strategies that differed in complexity. The simple strategy involved …