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Novel Organization of Working Memory Theories

Models of Working Memory: Mechanisms of Active Maintenance and Executive Control, A. Miyake and P. Shah (Eds.). 1999. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 506 pp., $74.95 (HB), $29.95 (PB).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2001

D.E. Fujii
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychology, Hawaii State Hospital, Kaneohe, Hawaii

Abstract

Working memory is one of the hot topics in cognitive neuroscience. It is purported to be involved in most cognitive operations from attention to learning to executive functioning to consciousness. Theoretical conceptualizations are equally diverse, with models emphasizing cognitive processes, biological structures, and neural computations.

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BOOK REVIEWS
Copyright
© 2001 The International Neuropsychological Society

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