Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4320364 | Brain Research Bulletin | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Three experiments were conducted to examine the backward inhibition effect in attention switching within verbal working memory. Experiment one showed significant backward inhibition effect in a “tri-count task”. Experiment two suggested that the effect was not due to a perceptual inhibition on the previously presented figure. Experiment three excluded the sequential expectancy explanation for this inhibition effect. Our results suggest that attention switching between working memory items is accompanied by inhibition of the previously attended working memory item. The findings are discussed in respect to the account of the executive function.
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Authors
Min Bao, Zhi-Hao Li, Xiang-Chuan Chen, Da-Ren Zhang,