A Neuropsychological Model for the Role of Articulation in Verbal Short-Term Memory and in Reading Comprehension

Memory span in humans has been intensely studied for more than a century. In spite of the critical role of memory span in our cognitive system, which intensifies the importance of fundamental determinants of its evolution, few studies have investigated it by taking an evolutionary approach. Overall, we know hardly anything about the evolution of memory components. In the present study, I briefly review the experimental studies of memory span in humans and non-human animals and shortly discuss some of the relevant evolutionary hypotheses.

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ERRATUM to The relation between short-term memory and vocabulary skills in Greek children with cochlear implants: The role of hearing experience

First Language ◽

10.1177/0142723720928001 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 014272372092800

Keyword(s):

Cochlear Implants ◽

Short Term Memory ◽

Short Term ◽

Term Memory ◽

Vocabulary Skills

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Explaining semantic short-term memory deficits: Evidence for the critical role of semantic control

Neuropsychologia ◽

10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2010.12.034 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 49 (3) ◽

pp. 368-381 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Paul Hoffman ◽

Elizabeth Jefferies ◽

Matthew A. Lambon Ralph

Keyword(s):

Short Term Memory ◽

Critical Role ◽

Memory Deficits ◽

Short Term ◽

Term Memory

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An Empirical Note on the Role of Verbal Labels in Motor Short-Term Memory Tasks

Journal of Motor Behavior ◽

10.1080/00222895.1983.10735307 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 386-393 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

T. Gilmour Reeve ◽

Robert W. Proctor

Keyword(s):

Short Term Memory ◽

Short Term ◽

Term Memory ◽

Verbal Labels ◽

Empirical Note

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Nothing left in store . . . but how do we measure attentional capacity?

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x0140392x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 132-133

Author(s):

Sergio Morra

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Procedural Knowledge ◽

Short Term Memory ◽

Memory Development ◽

Compelling Evidence ◽

Short Term ◽

Term Memory ◽

Focal Attention ◽

And Storage

I compare the concepts of “activation” and “storage” as foundations of short-term memory, and suggest that an attention-based view of STM does not need to posit specialized short-term stores. In particular, no compelling evidence supports the hypothesis of time-limited stores. Identifying sources of activation, examining the role of activated procedural knowledge, and studying working memory development are central issues in modelling capacity-limited focal attention.

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The Role of Stimulus Material in Determining Release from Proactive Inhibition

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology ◽

10.1080/14640747608400566 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 395-402 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

John M. Gardiner ◽

Hilary Klee ◽

Graham Redman ◽

Michael Ball

Keyword(s):

Short Term Memory ◽

Proactive Inhibition ◽

Stimulus Material ◽

Short Term ◽

Term Memory ◽

Colour Feature ◽

Release Data ◽

Memory Codes ◽

Relative Salience

The release from proactive inhibition (PI) paradigm has been widely used as a technique for exploring the encoding dimensions of short-term memory for verbal items. PI release data have been used not only to infer particular memory codes but also to index their relative salience. In the present study, the effects of manipulating the colour (red or black) in which the stimulus material is printed were investigated in two separate experiments. No release effect was obtained in the first, where common two-syllable words were presented. In the second, where consonant trigrams were presented, a large effect was found. Since the same colour feature was manipulated in each experiment, it is argued that this pattern of results has serious implications for the use of PI release data as a technique for mapping the encoding dimensions of short-term memory.

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