TY - JOUR
T1 - Different states in visual working memory: when it guides attention and when it does not
AU - Olivers, C.N.L.
AU - Peters, J.
AU - Houtkamp, R.
AU - Roelfsema, P.R.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Recent studies have revealed a strong relationship between visual working memory and selective attention, such that attention is biased by what is currently on our mind. However, other data show that not all memorized items influence the deployment of attention, thus calling for a distinction within working memory: whereas active memory items function as an attentional template and directly affect perception, other, accessory items do not. We review recent evidence that items compete for the status of 'attentional template' that contains only one object at a time. Neurophysiological results provide insight into these different memory states by revealing a more intricate organization of working memory than was previously thought
AB - Recent studies have revealed a strong relationship between visual working memory and selective attention, such that attention is biased by what is currently on our mind. However, other data show that not all memorized items influence the deployment of attention, thus calling for a distinction within working memory: whereas active memory items function as an attentional template and directly affect perception, other, accessory items do not. We review recent evidence that items compete for the status of 'attentional template' that contains only one object at a time. Neurophysiological results provide insight into these different memory states by revealing a more intricate organization of working memory than was previously thought
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2011.05.004
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2011.05.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 21665518
SN - 1364-6613
VL - 15
SP - 327
EP - 334
JO - Trends in cognitive sciences
JF - Trends in cognitive sciences
IS - 7
ER -