tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post660153142580955232..comments2024-03-19T07:04:19.011+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: What is Working Memory? Speculations...Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-76480252004023914402014-03-29T06:28:08.323+00:002014-03-29T06:28:08.323+00:00@BP - "Does the fact that the concept of WM i...@BP - "Does the fact that the concept of WM is supposed to be tied to particular regions of the brain make it harder to firmly conceptualize, or easier?"<br /><br />Having an anatomical localization (structure function correlation) is a very valuable scientific constraint in many ways. But probably not so much in conceptualization - unless maybe knowledge of what is connected to WM is helpful in understanding its function.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-37164847067857683632014-03-28T23:02:54.354+00:002014-03-28T23:02:54.354+00:00Fascinating. I skimmed the entire thesis!
Does th...Fascinating. I skimmed the entire thesis!<br /><br />Does the fact that the concept of WM is supposed to be tied to particular regions of the brain make it harder to firmly conceptualize, or easier?Ben Pratthttp://www.millennialstar.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-58444373690358929452014-03-28T17:59:28.743+00:002014-03-28T17:59:28.743+00:00@BP - I would say probably not. We used reverse di...@BP - I would say probably not. We used reverse digit span and another quite elaborate test here<br /><br />http://www.hedweb.com/bgcharlton/tina-fry.html<br /><br />part of the problem is that WM is poorly conceptualized. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-43371737862728627912014-03-28T14:53:49.704+00:002014-03-28T14:53:49.704+00:00Is there a reliable test to quantify working memor...Is there a reliable test to quantify working memory?Ben Pratthttp://www.millennialstar.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-68401560308758371202014-03-27T20:43:39.737+00:002014-03-27T20:43:39.737+00:00Working memory = keyboard buffer.
Holds stuff whi...Working memory = keyboard buffer. <br />Holds stuff while it is being manipulated. Then it is erased. <br />The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323413604073160469noreply@blogger.com