Increasing working memory load reduces processing of cross-modal task-irrelevant stimuli even after controlling for task difficulty and executive capacity

Increasing working memory load reduces processing of cross-modal task-irrelevant stimuli even after controlling for task difficulty and executive capacity

The classic account of the Load Theory (LT) of attention suggests that increasing cognitive load leads to greater processing of task-irrelevant stimuli due to competition for limited executive resource that reduces the ability to actively maintain current processing priorities. Studies testing this...

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Main Authors: Sharon Sanz Simon, Erich Tusch, Phillip J. Holcomb, Kirk R Daffner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
working memory
selective attention
ERPs
Load theory
Executive capacity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00380/full

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