Week 8

Question 1

Working Memory

Answer 1

Humans have the capacity of 3 - 4 visual items
As the total number of items increases
-> working memory quality worsens

Question 2

Theoretical motivation

Answer 2

Working memory maintenance biases visual attention
- shares content representations with perceptual processing
Perception, attention, and memory display similar properties
- shares attentional functions with perceptual processing
Theory: Sensorimotor recruitment for short-term goal retention

Question 3

Delay activity from

Answer 3

Elevated activity in lateral prefrontal and parietal regions

Question 4

Distributed sensory patterns

Answer 4

Convey information about features of items being remembered

Question 5

Q: When and how does internal maintenance compete with environmental demands

Answer 5

Manipulate competition to test predictions of sensorimotor recruitment theory

Question 6

Dual task paradigm

Answer 6

Manipulate and measure behavior