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Measuring Verbal Working Memory Span
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Why is it relatively hard to remember everything on a shopping list if it includes more than just a handful of items? Why is it possible to remember a phone number that one just heard, but not two or three phone numbers at once? Why is it difficult to remember names when several new people are introduced at the same time? The answer has to do with the fact that over short-durations people rely on a specialized memory system...
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An Investigation of the Effects of Sports-related Concussion in Youth Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and the Head Impact Telemetry System
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2011
This article provides an overview of a multi-modal approach to mild traumatic brain injury diagnosis and recovery in youth. This approach combines neuropsychological testing with functional magnetic resonance imaging and the Head Impact Telemetry System to monitor the relationship between head impacts and brain activity during cognitive testing.
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Assessing Working Memory in Children: The Comprehensive Assessment Battery for Children – Working Memory (CABC-WM)
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2017
Working memory predicts a significant amount of variance for a variety of cognitive tasks, including speaking, reading, and writing. However, few tools are available to assess working memory in children. We present an innovative, computer-based battery that comprehensively assesses different components of working memory in school-age children.
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An Introduction to Learning and Memory
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2023
Learning is the process of acquiring new information and memory is the retention or storage of that information. Different types of learning, such as non-associative and associative learning, and different types of memory, such as long-term and short-term memory, have been associated with human behaviors. Studying these components in detail helps behavioral scientists understand the neural mechanisms behind these two complex phenomena. JoVE's overview on learning and memory introduces common...
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A Real-world What-Where-When Memory Test
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2017
The Real-World What-Where-When memory test is a novel episodic memory test, in which participants need to recall which objects have been hidden in which locations on which of two distinct occasions. It is easy to run and is sensitive to normal cognitive aging.
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Attention determines how effectively incoming information is processed for later use. When attention is engaged during encoding, information can be represented more effectively, supporting subsequent learning and retrieval. Reduced attention can therefore limit later performance even when storage and retrieval processes are otherwise considered, making attentional conditions important when interpreting memory-related effects on cognition and behavior.
Information organization affects how stored material can be accessed, while retrieval accuracy determines whether that information is used correctly. Weak organization or inaccurate retrieval can interfere with learning, language use, and decision-making. Examining these processes separately helps clarify whether a difficulty reflects problems with maintaining information, arranging it for access, or recovering it when needed.
Working memory supports the temporary manipulation of information while a task is underway. This function helps people keep relevant material available as they think, understand language, or make decisions. If working-memory support is reduced, tasks requiring information to be held and actively used may become more difficult, affecting performance in academic and everyday settings.
Researchers can examine how changes in encoding, storage, retrieval, and working-memory performance relate to broader cognitive functioning. Comparing these aspects helps identify shifts that may influence learning, decision-making, language use, or everyday adaptation. This approach is relevant when studying cognitive changes because memory performance can provide information about both specific processes and their practical consequences.
Memory function impact is especially relevant when people must acquire new information, apply it later, or regain effective functioning after disruption. Findings can guide strategies intended to support learning and rehabilitation by focusing attention on the processes most closely connected to performance. The goal is to improve practical cognitive functioning rather than consider memory performance in isolation.
Disruptions in memory processes can extend beyond academic difficulties. They may interfere with emotional regulation, everyday adaptation, and the ability to function independently. Studying these effects helps connect cognitive performance with behavior and daily life, while also supporting psychological research into conditions in which memory-related changes contribute to broader difficulties in managing tasks and experiences.