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Working memory capacity and the hemispheric organization of the brain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Gabriele Gratton ,
Monica Fabiani  and
Paul M. Corballis
Gabriele Gratton
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65203 grattong@missouri.edufabianim@missouri.edu www.missouri.edu/~psygg www.missouri.edu/~psymf
Monica Fabiani
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65203 grattong@missouri.edufabianim@missouri.edu www.missouri.edu/~psygg www.missouri.edu/~psymf
Paul M. Corballis
Affiliation:
Center for Cognitive Neurosciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755 paul.m.corballis@dartmouth.edu
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Abstract

Different hypotheses about the mechanisms underlying working memory lead to different predictions about working memory capacity when information is distributed across the two hemispheres. We present preliminary data suggesting that memory scanning time (a parameter often associated with working memory capacity) varies depending on how information is subdivided across hemispheres. The data are consistent with a distributed model of working memory.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 121 - 122
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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