Research Interests
- Working memory and working memory capacity
- Declarative and procedural working memory
- Attention to working memory contents (i.e., "retro-cue benefit")
- Rehearsal and refreshing
- Multi-tasking (e.g., task-switching)
- Executive functions
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My research focuses on understanding the factors limiting our ability to process the information relevant to perform a given task. The cognitive system underpinning this ability is known as working memory.
In my research, I use behavioral tasks and computational modeling to examine:
- How we create, maintain, and manipulate representations in working memory
- Why we forget information and whether we can take active measures to prevent the loss of information (e.g., by rehearsing it)
- How attention can be used to prioritize the selection and use of information
- The impact of lifelong experiences (such as bilingualism) and of healthy aging to the plasticity and functioning of the cognitive system
Selection of the latest Publications from ZORA
ZORA Publication List
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Publications
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Is executive control related to working memory capacity and fluid intelligence?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(8):1335-1372.
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Revisiting the attentional demands of rehearsal in working-memory tasks. Journal of Memory & Language, 105:1-18.
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An age-related deficit in preserving the benefits of attention in working memory. Psychology and Aging, 34(2):282-293.
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How does chunking help working memory?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 45(1):37-55.
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Does articulatory rehearsal help immediate serial recall?. Cognitive Psychology, 107:1-21.
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Unravelling the intersections between consolidation, refreshing, and removal. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1424(1):5-7.
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What is attentional refreshing in working memory?. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1424(1):19-32.
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Is refreshing in working memory impaired in older age? Evidence from the retro-cue paradigm. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1424(1):175-189.
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Where to attend next: guiding refreshing of visual, spatial, and verbal representations in working memory. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1424(1):76-90.
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Does Articulatory Rehearsal Help Immediate Serial Recall?. PsyArXiv Preprints q953e, University of Zurich.
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No age deficits in the ability to use attention to improve visual working memory. Psychology and Aging, 31(5):456-470.