202 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The book explores two fundamental aspects of the human mind and their relation to one another. The first is the way that information is put to use in the mind. When we are doing a mental arithmetic problem, for example, how do we bring the relevant bits of information to mind and hold them there while carrying out the series of calculations? This is working memory , the subject of an enormous... Read more
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Working Memory: A Perspective on the State of the Field
Chapter 3. The Modular Mind, and the Place of Working Memory
Chapter 4. Multiple Working Memories: A Distinct Working Memory for Each Module
Chapter 5. Working Memory Across Modules: Activation and Coordination of Activity
Chapter 6. The Modular Cognition Framework
Chapter 7. Working Memory in the Framework
Chapter 8. Working Memory and Language
Chapter 9. Conclusion
References
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Biography
John Truscott is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Learning Sciences and Technology, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
