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Exploring the Relationship between Working Memory Capacity and Attention Allocation in Persons with and without Aphasia

Year: 2011

Type: other

Abstract: There is great overlap between the constructs of working memory (WM) and attention. It remains unclear as to whether WM deficits and attention deficits are independent cognitive impairments associated with aphasia or whether these are different but interrelated aspects of a singular cognitive impairment. We investigated whether the ability to allocate attention (AA) is related to WM capacity in persons with (n=23) and without (n=30) aphasia. No consistent relationship between AA and WM capacity measures was observed. It is possible that other types of attention, such as focus of attention or attentional switching, maybe more closely related to WM capacity.

Source: The Aphasiology Archive (University of Pittsburgh)

Authors: Maria V. Ivanova, Sabine Heuer, Brooke Hallowell

Language: English

Topic: Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W173260276

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