Cognitive deficits are now widely recognized to be an important component of anxiety. In
particular, anxiety is thought to restrict the capacity of working memory by competing with …

Any mature field of research in psychology—such as short-term/working memory—is
characterized by a wealth of empirical findings. It is currently unrealistic to expect a theory to …

The efficacy of working memory (WM) training has been a controversial and hotly debated
issue during the past years. Despite a large number of training studies and several meta …

Working memory is a construct of primary relevance to many areas of psychology. Two types
of tasks have been used to measure working memory, primarily in different research areas …

In an ongoing debate, bilingual research currently discusses whether bilingualism enhances
non-linguistic executive control. The goal of this study was to investigate the influence of …

Many cognitive abilities, including working memory and reasoning ability, decline with
progressing age. In this study, we investigated whether four weeks of intensive working …

As working memory (WM) predicts a wide range of other abilities, it has become a popular
target for training interventions. However, its effectiveness to elicit generalized cognitive …

Purpose This article reviews research on executive function (EF) skills in children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the relation between EF and language abilities. The …

Working memory (WM) has two major functions: Maintenance, which is the ability to shield
information from being overwritten by irrelevant information, and updating, the ability to …

Objective: We examined the impact task interruptions of differing qualitative and quantitative
load have on visuospatial vigilance sensitivity. Background: The vigilance decrement and …