Working memory controls involuntary attention switching: evidence from an auditory distraction paradigm
- 24 March 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Neuroscience
- Vol. 17 (5) , 1119-1122
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02527.x
Abstract
One function of working memory is to protect current mental processes against interference. In contrast, to be able to react flexibly on unpredictable environmental changes working memory should not ...Keywords
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