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16771804

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-14
pubmed:abstractText
A hallmark of both visual attention and working memory is their severe capacity limit: People can attentively track only about four objects in a multiple object tracking (MOT) task and can hold only up to four objects in visual working memory (VWM). It has been proposed that attention underlies the capacity limit of VWM. We tested this hypothesis by determining the effect of varying the load of a MOT task performed during the retention interval of a VWM task and comparing the resulting dual-task costs with those observed when a VWM task was performed concurrently with another VWM task or with a verbal working memory task. Instead of supporting the view that the capacity limit of VWM is solely attention based, the results indicate that VWM capacity is set by the interaction of visuospatial attentional, central amodal, and local task-specific sources of processing.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0956-7976
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
526-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-5-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Distinct capacity limits for attention and working memory: Evidence from attentive tracking and visual working memory paradigms.
pubmed:affiliation
Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 530 Wilson Hall, 111 21st Ave S., Nashville, TN 37203, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural