Short-term Memory and Cross-modal Information Processing in Autistic Children

1972 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Q. Bryson
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Autistic Children ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory

Cognitive Information Processing Measures as Predictors of Monitoring Performance

1982 ◽  
Vol 54 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1299-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Cellar ◽  
Gerald V. Barrett ◽  
Ralph Alexander ◽  
Dennis Doverspike ◽  
Jay C. Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Visual Search ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Cognitive Information Processing ◽  
Precise Understanding ◽  
Cognitive Information ◽  
Complex Monitoring

To obtain a more precise understanding of the constructs underlying complex monitoring, measures of short-term memory and visual search were administered to 7 male and 13 female college students. The hypothesis was that more rapid short-term memory and visual search would be related to successful monitoring. A correlational analysis indicated that choice reaction time was related to performance ( r = –.38 and –.43) while rate of serial comparisons was not ( r = –.08 and –.28). It was concluded that information-processing measures enhanced the understanding of the underlying processes in monitoring beyond that provided by traditional cognitive tests.

The Effects of Nicotine on Attention, Information Processing, and Short-Term Memory in Patients with Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

1989 ◽  
Vol 154 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Sahakian ◽  
Gemma Jones ◽  
Raymond Levy ◽  
Jeffrey Gray ◽  
David Warburton
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Marked Improvement ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Critical Flicker Fusion ◽  
Alzheimer Type ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Flickering Light ◽  
Flicker Fusion

Nicotine in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) producted a significant and marked improvement in discriminative sensitivity and reaction times on a computerised test of attention and information processing. Nicotine also improved the ability of DAT patients to detect a flickering light in a critical flicker fusion test. These results suggest that nicotine may be acting on cortical mechanisms involved in visual perception and attention, and support the hypothesis that acetylcholine transmission modulates vigilance and discrimination. Nicotine may therefore be of some value in treating deficits in attention and information processing in DAT patients.

Effects of acute subcutaneous nicotine on attention, information processing and short-term memory in alzheimer's disease

1992 ◽  
Vol 108 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. M. Jones ◽  
B. J. Sahakian ◽  
R. Levy ◽  
D. M. Warburton ◽  
J. A. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory

Finger Motion Analysis in Typing of Texts of Varying Complexity

1976 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 446-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Olsen ◽  
Riley A. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Motion Analysis ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Source Material ◽  
English Text ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Motion Patterns ◽  
Intellectual Skill ◽  
Finger Motion

Operation of keyboard entry devices entails manual and intellectual skill components. The source material and its effect on short-term memory determines whether the information processing will introduce delays in addition to those from the manual component. The finger timing and motion patterns were investigated for six classes of text material from normal English to numerals and mixed alphanumeric text. Successive keystrokes by skilled typists tend to overlap when normal English text is being entered, while more complex text results in delays between strokes. Finger motion rates also vary, with typists excelling on text and key-punch operators on numerics.

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