title: Neurocognitive Architecture of Working Memory.
abstract: A crucial role for working memory in temporary information processing and guidance of complex behavior has been recognized for many decades. There is emerging consensus that working-memory maintenance results from the interactions among long-term memory representations and basic processes, including attention, that are instantiated as reentrant loops between frontal and posterior cortical areas, as well as sub-cortical structures. The nature of such interactions can account for capacity limitations, lifespan changes, and restricted transfer after working-memory training. Recent data and models indicate that working memory may also be based on synaptic plasticity and that working memory can operate on non-consciously perceived information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden; Umeå Center for Function Brain Imaging (UFBI), Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden. Electronic address: johan.eriksson@umu.se.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Edward K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.affiliation: Department of Computational Biology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Numerical Analysis and Computer Science, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lansner
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden; Umeå Center for Function Brain Imaging (UFBI), Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Fredrik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden; Umeå Center for Function Brain Imaging (UFBI), Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden; Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nyberg
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D057567:Memory, Long-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000502:physiology