Essays about: "working memory capacity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words working memory capacity.

  1. 1. Traumatic brain injury and its impact on working memory : A systematic review

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Li Hallgren; Naema Adani Mohammed; [2023]
    Keywords : Traumatic brain injury; working memory; prefrontal cortex; functional magnetic resonance imaging; transcranial direct current stimulation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this systematic review is to provide insight into the impact traumatic brain injury (TBI) has on the executive function known as the working memory. TBI is a damage to the brain that occurs when the brain is critically injured to the degree that it impacts several brain regions and functions such as the hippocampus, its surrounding areas, the prefrontal cortex, and the performance of the working memory ability. READ MORE

  3. 2. I Can’t Hear What I’m Reading: An Eye Tracking Study on Reading in Different Noise Environments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Nina Pallasch; [2023]
    Keywords : Reading Process; Auditory Noise; Pseudohomophone Advantage; Eye Tracking; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study investigates how different acoustic environments and spelling manipulations affect the reading process by applying eye tracking methodology. Participants are asked to read sentences while either listening to babble noise or not being exposed to any acoustic stimuli. READ MORE

  4. 3. Flexible Resource Allocation in Visual Working Memory: Insights from Pupillary Responses and Behavioral Precision

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Thomas Wahlund; [2023]
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    Abstract : An ongoing debate exists on how visual working memory (VWM) utilizes its limited resources. This study examined how VWM resource allocation affects memory precision and pupil size. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Influence of Working Memory, Language Learning Experience and Language Background on LLAMA_F Test Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Maria Tomm; [2022]
    Keywords : language aptitude; grammatical inferencing; LLAMA_F; working memory; language learning experience; language background; agglutinative languages; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This experimental study investigates how individual variation in cognitive functioning, specifically working memory, previous experience with language learning but also language background, influence language aptitude, in particular grammatical inferencing - the capacity to spot patterns in grammar - as measured by the LLAMA_F test. Firstly, the study explores individual factors hypothesised to influence grammatical inferencing performance. READ MORE

  6. 5. Emotional Prosody in Adverse Acoustic Conditions : Investigating effects of emotional prosody and noise-vocoding on speech perception and emotion recognition

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Cecilia Ivarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Speech perception; Emotional prosody; Emotion recognition; Noise-vocoding; Working memory capacity;

    Abstract : Speech perception is a fundamental function of successful vocal communication, and through prosody, we can communicate different emotions. The ability to recognize emotions is important in social interaction. Emotional prosody facilitates emotion recognition in vocal communication. READ MORE