Dual-task studies on the capacity limits of perceptual attention and working memory.

We are only able to maintain a limited number of objects in working memory and can only attend to a limited number of perceptual representations. Do these limits stem from a single, undifferentiated source of capacity, or do capacity limits differ by task and by modality? The current studies explore...

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Main Author: Fougnie, Daryl Lawrence
Other Authors: Rene Marois
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-02192010-153205/