Visual working memory for faces and facial expressions as a useful “tool” for understanding social and affective cognition

F Gambarota, P Sessa - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Visual working memory (VWM) is one of the most investigated cognitive systems functioning
as a hub between low-and high-level processes. Remarkably, its role in human cognitive …

Negative and positive bias for emotional faces: Evidence from the attention and working memory paradigms

Q Xu, C Ye, S Gu, Z Hu, Y Lei, X Li, L Huang… - Neural …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Visual attention and visual working memory (VWM) are two major cognitive functions in
humans, and they have much in common. A growing body of research has investigated the …

The differential impact of face distractors on visual working memory across encoding and delay stages

C Ye, Q Xu, Z Pan, QY Nie, Q Liu - Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 2024 - Springer
External distractions often occur when information must be retained in visual working
memory (VWM)—a crucial element in cognitive processing and everyday activities …

Lost in time and space: states of high arousal disrupt implicit acquisition of spatial and sequential context information

T Maran, P Sachse, M Martini, B Weber… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Biased cognition during high arousal states is a relevant phenomenon in a variety of topics:
from the development of post-traumatic stress disorders or stress-triggered addictive …

Entrepreneurial leadership: An experimental approach investigating the influence of eye contact on motivation

T Maran, M Furtner, S Kraus, S Liegl… - Journal of Small Business …, 2019 - bia.unibz.it
1University of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein, thomas. maran@ uni. li 2University of
Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein, marco. furtner@ uni. li 3ESCE International Buisness School …

Angry and fearful face conflict effects in post-traumatic stress disorder

V Ashley, D Swick - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the presence of threatening stimuli, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can manifest as
hypervigilance for threat and disrupted attentional control. PTSD patients have shown …

The cost of facing fear: Visual working memory is impaired for faces expressing fear

KM Curby, SD Smith, D Moerel… - British Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research has identified numerous factors affecting the capacity and accuracy of
visual working memory (VWM). One potentially important factor is the emotionality of the …

Emotional states affect the retention of biological motion in working memory.

Y Guo, W Li, X Lu, X Xu, F Qiu, M Shen, Z Gao - Emotion, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Retaining biological motion (BM), or the movements of animate entities, in working memory
(WM) is critical to human social life. Moreover, as functioning members of society, we always …

Current directions in visual working memory research: An introduction and emerging insights

HR Liesefeld, HJ Müller - British Journal of Psychology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Visual working memory (VWM) is a core construct in the cognitive (neuro‐) sciences,
assumed to serve as a hub for information exchange and thus supporting a multitude of …

Role of personal relative deprivation in promoting working memory capacity for neutral social information: Facial expressions and body motions

L Zhang, L Qiao, M Xu, X Che, L Diao, S Yuan… - Personality and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Personal relative deprivation can lead to changes in internal states and actual behaviours,
but little is known on the cognitive consequences of such deprivation. In a series of three …